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Lewiston-Auburn, ME View area description and map

 

Market Hotness

1.6

12 mos. permits per 1,000 residents

Period ending Mar '10Sources and methods - click for more info

Job Growth

-1.7%

Annual rate last 4 quarters

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Res. Permits

4%

YTD change vs. prior year

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Lewiston Permits

Percentage change year over year

  Single Family Multifamily Units  
  Permits Chg. 2 Units 3-4 Units +5 Units All Multi Chg. Total Units Chg.
2010 1Q 18 +64% 2 0 0 2 N/A 20 +82%
2009 4Q 27 -4% 6 0 0 6 +0% 33 -3%
3Q 42 +91% 0 0 0 0 N/A 42 +91%
2Q 33 -49% 8 0 0 8 N/A 41 -37%
1Q 11 -50% 0 0 0 0 -100% 11 -72%
Annuals                  
2009 113 -18% 14 0 0 14 -39% 127 -21%
2008 137 -44% 0 0 23 23 +283% 160 -37%
2007 182 -40% 4 0 0 4 -75% 186 -42%
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Market Hotness Trend

12 mos. permits per 1,000 residents

Mar '10

1.6

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Density Information

Calculated per square mile

Q1 '10Q1 '09Chg.
Population227.49226.590.4%
Housing Unit102.86102.840.0%
Market Density Index (MDI)
Total Permits0.370.2832.1%
SF Permits0.340.2725.9%
MF Permits0.030.01200.0%
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Existing Housing Stock

48,375

Lewiston, ME

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Population

Based on Census Bureau estimates

Mar '10

106,989

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Construction Trends

Share of permits by dwelling type

3 Months '10Share
Single-Family90%
Multifamily10%
2005-2009Avg.Share
Single-Family93%
Multifamily7%
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Lewiston Employment Trends

Employment numbers in thousands

Employment Sector No.of Jobs Last 1 Year Change Last 1 Year Job Growth Last 2 Years Change Last 2 Years Job Growth
Total 46.5 -0.8 -1.7% -1.7 -3.6%
Construction 1.8 -0.2 -11.1% -0.1 -5.0%
Manufacturing 4.9 -0.4 -8.2% -0.9 -17.0%
Trade 6.9 -0.4 -5.8% -0.4 -5.5%
Information 0.7 -0.1 -14.3% -0.1 -12.5%
Financial Activities 3.3 0.1 3.0% 0.1 3.1%
Services 20.7 0.4 1.9% -0.4 -2.0%
Government 6.0 -0.1 -1.7% 0.1 1.6%
Unemployed at end of period (rate) 5.3 9.2% 3.0 5.3%
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