The Working Waterfront

Data: housing and affordability along Maine’s coast

Maine needs 84,000 new homes by 2030

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Posted 2026-07-31
Last Modified 2026-07-31

This Waypoints page looks at the state’s housing challenges through three different lenses: affordability, existing housing supply, and the need for new housing. There is much more demographic, income, and housing related data that can be found through various housing data portals. Some of this data can be viewed and compared at the county or community level.

 

 

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Waypoints is part of Island Institute’s effort to gather data and share stories that spur action and provide decision-making support to community leaders. Like the waypoints on a journey or map, thoughtful interpretations of data and science provide navigation points toward community-led solutions.