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Augusta-Waterville, ME metro area

Metro area housing permits

Augusta-Waterville, ME metro area building permits: new housing

498 new housing units permitted in the 12 months to September 2026, +5% on the year before, with $125M of construction value.

498
Housing units, last 12 months+5% vs. prior 12: $125M
Construction value: 13%
In 5+ unit buildings65 units: #300
Rankof 922

New housing units permitted per month

Places in the Augusta-Waterville, ME metro area

Waterville55
Gardiner53

In 5+ unit buildings All new housing units

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October 2024	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2024	29 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2024	31 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2025	26 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2025	53 units	32 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2025	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2025	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2025	30 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2025	48 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2025	40 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2025	43 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
October 2025	41 units	6 in 5+ unit buildings
November 2025	38 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
December 2025	20 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
January 2026	24 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
February 2026	27 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
March 2026	26 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
April 2026	50 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
May 2026	51 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
June 2026	68 units	19 in 5+ unit buildings
July 2026	61 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings
August 2026	33 units	0 in 5+ unit buildings
September 2026	59 units	10 in 5+ unit buildings

By building size

Last 12 months. Value is the construction cost reported on the permits.

Building size	Buildings	Units	Value
Single-family	413	413	$112M
2 units	7	14	$2.4M
3–4 units	2	6	$750K
5+ units	12	65	$10M

By year

Year	Housing units	In 5+ unit buildings	Value
2025	510	100	$121M
2024	480	17	$130M

Key facts

Augusta-Waterville, ME metro area permitted 498 new privately owned housing units in the 12 months to September 2026, worth $125,263,000 in construction value.
That is +5% compared with the 12 months before (474 units).
413 were single-family homes and 65 were in apartment buildings with 5 or more units (12 buildings).
The average single-family home permitted was valued at $271,295.
In September 2026, the latest month published, 59 units were permitted.
It ranked #300 of 922 U.S. metro and micro areas by housing units permitted in the period.
In 2025, the full year, 510 units were permitted ($121M).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, data through September 2026. New privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, including the Bureau’s estimates for places that didn’t report; commercial buildings and renovations are not counted. How we use it

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