Market rankings · Maine
Home inspectors in Maine
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maine, ranked by the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 52
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $10.5B
- On rent and homeowner costs
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 50% above the U.S.
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 77
- 23% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #43 of 50
- Market score 35 · Lower middle
A site report maps the home inspectors on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Maine has 52 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Maine comes to about $10.5B a year: $17,605 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 23% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Maine classed as building inspection services, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 16,588 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.5% over the same years.
Among 50 states, Maine ranks #43 for home inspectors, with a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest (61). Among 5 scored counties, York County scores highest (71).
Every market in Maine for home inspectors
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Portland-South Portland, ME | 61 | 17 | 0.7 | 102 | +4.5% | #63 of 243 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 44 | 7 | 1.1 | 60 | +3.8% | #155 of 243 |
| 3Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 33 | 9 | 1.9 | 33 | +4.8% | #200 of 243 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Waterville, ME | Not scored | 7 | 1.3 | 50 | +3.5% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 71 | 6 | 0.7 | 108 | +4.8% | #52 of 415 |
| 2Cumberland County, ME | 59 | 10 | 0.8 | 98 | +4.5% | #128 of 415 |
| 3Penobscot County, ME | 48 | 7 | 1.1 | 60 | +3.8% | #213 of 415 |
| 4Kennebec County, ME | 35 | 7 | 1.3 | 50 | +3.5% | #324 of 415 |
| 5Androscoggin County, ME | 33 | 9 | 1.9 | 33 | +4.8% | #340 of 415 |
| Aroostook County, ME | Not scored | 1 | 0.3 | 180 | −0.7% | |
| Oxford County, ME | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | 75 | +4.2% | |
| Hancock County, ME | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | 84 | +3.0% | |
| Somerset County, ME | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | 139 | +2.3% | |
| Knox County, ME | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | 125 | +1.1% | |
| Waldo County, ME | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | 113 | +2.6% | |
| Sagadahoc County, ME | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | 114 | +3.4% | |
| Lincoln County, ME | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | 55 | +3.8% | |
| Washington County, ME | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | 85 | +0.8% | |
| Franklin County, ME | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | 77 | +4.6% | |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 home inspectors on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Maine?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 home inspectors in Maine. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Maine spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $10.5B a year, or $17,605 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 52 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 23% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maine compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Maine has 0.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 77, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Maine would have about 40, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 16,588 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Maine has the highest market score for home inspectors?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Portland-South Portland metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Maine, York County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Maine scores 35 for home inspectors (lower middle), #43 of 50 scored states.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maine. It maps the home inspectors on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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