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Home inspectors in Androscoggin County, ME
The home inspectors in Androscoggin County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #340 of 415 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $784.2M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $16,702 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 33
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 3.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Androscoggin County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #340 of 415 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 home inspectors in Androscoggin County. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Androscoggin County comes to about $784.2M a year: $16,702 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 67% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Androscoggin County in 2023. That is one for every 11,738 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Androscoggin County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Androscoggin County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Androscoggin County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 33 | 77 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 11,738 | 16,588 | 17,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.7% | +6.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $16,702 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $461K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Androscoggin County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Androscoggin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| 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 |
Other business types in Androscoggin County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate55
- Real estate agents and brokers60
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders73
- Home inspectors33
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in Androscoggin County, ME?
Androscoggin County has 9 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in 2023.
How much do households in Androscoggin County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $784.2M a year, or $16,702 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 9 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 67% 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. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,953 households in Androscoggin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Androscoggin County, ME compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
Androscoggin County has 1.9 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 3.2 times the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 33, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of home inspectors to household spending, Androscoggin County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,738 households, against one for every 17,237 across the U.S.
How fast is Androscoggin County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Androscoggin County at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. Median household income in Androscoggin County is $67,873, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, before inflation.
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. Androscoggin County scores 33 for home inspectors (lower middle), #340 of 415 scored counties.
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