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Home inspectors in York County, ME
The home inspectors in York County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #52 of 415 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $1.7B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $18,552 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 108
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,434
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in York County spend about $1.7B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $18,552 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per business is 8% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in.
York County has 6 home inspectors on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 3% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for building inspection services in York County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of York County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). York County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for home inspectors, ranking #52 of 415 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How York 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 | York County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 108 | 77 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 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 | $18,552 | $17,605 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $88,333 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,434+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 91,413
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 991 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $88,333+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,468
- Median home value
- $395,700
- Jobs located here
- 68,466
- Daytime population
- 181,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Maine, with York County marked.
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 York 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 estate57
- Real estate agents and brokers59
- Property management62
- Mortgage brokers and lenders75
- Home inspectors71
Funeral services
Questions
How many home inspectors are in York County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 home inspectors in York County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in York County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in York County, ME spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.7B a year, or $18,552 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 6 home inspectors on map listings, housing spending per business is 8% above 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 91,413 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, ME compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?
York County has 0.7 home inspectors per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 0.6. The index of housing spending per business is 108, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending, York County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is York County, ME growing?
Population estimates put York County at 222,434 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,413 households. The median household income in York County is $88,333 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. York County scores 71 for home inspectors (upper middle), #52 of 415 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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