Amity, ME housing market
No new homes were permitted in 2022.
Home values, sales, trends and how Amity compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
No new homes permitted in 2022
No permits for new homes were issued in Amity in 2022. The last year with any was 2005 (1 new home).
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Amity gained 15 residents with no new homes permitted, so the growth came from existing homes. Across Maine: 0.9 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $25,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $25,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $25,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $25,000 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $45,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $45,000 |
Amity's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2022, so the 2022 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Amity and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amity | — | — | $1,160 | — | $65,000 |
| Orient | $194K | +6.9% | $1,160 | 0 | — |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Amity is $1,160 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $870 · 4 bedrooms $1,670
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (04471; Aroostook County, ME), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.