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G. HOUSING
Changes in Total Housing Stock
During the past 20 years, Sebago has experienced some housing growth, but not to the extent experienced by a number of nearby communities. Table 1 includes a summary of the changes in total housing stock since 1980 in Sebago, a number of adjacent communities, Cumberland County and the State of Maine. Between 1980 and 1990, the total housing stock in Sebago (seasonal and year-round) grew by 214 units, or 22%. The Town’s rate of housing growth was greater than that of Cumberland County (20%) and the State of Maine (17%), but less than that of all other communities shown in the table except Baldwin (6%), Standish (21%) and Windham (16%). According to Census information, Sebago grew by only 38 units or 3% between 1990 and 2000. This rate of growth was smaller than that of any jurisdiction shown in
Table 1. However, Town records indicate that Sebago issued permits for 119 units during that period, not counting replacements, so the Census data does not appear to be accurate.
Table 1 Changes In Total Housing Stock |
|
Total Number of Units |
Increases, 1980-90 |
Increases, 1990-00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980 |
1990 |
2000 |
# |
% |
# |
% |
Sebago |
988 |
1,202 |
1,240 |
214 |
22 |
38 |
3 |
Baldwin |
482 |
512 |
577 |
30 |
6 |
65 |
13 |
Bridgton |
2,061 |
2,921 |
3,063 |
860 |
42 |
1,002 |
49 |
Casco |
1,222 |
1,677 |
1,958 |
455 |
37 |
281 |
17 |
Denmark |
695 |
945 |
969 |
250 |
36 |
274 |
39 |
Hiram |
536 |
693 |
769 |
157 |
29 |
76 |
11 |
Naples |
1,462 |
1,946 |
2,381 |
484 |
33 |
919 |
63 |
Raymond |
1,642 |
2,050 |
2,534 |
408 |
25 |
484 |
24 |
Standish |
2,956 |
3,569 |
3,987 |
613 |
21 |
418 |
12 |
Windham |
4,469 |
5,200 |
6,088 |
731 |
16 |
888 |
17 |
Cumberland Co. |
91,791 |
109,890 |
122,600 |
18,099 |
20 |
12,710 |
12 |
State of Maine |
501,093 |
587,045 |
651,901 |
85,952 |
17 |
64,856 |
11 |
Source: U.S. Census, 1980, 1990, 2000
Selected Characteristics of Housing Units
Table 2 contains 2000 Census information on selected housing characteristics including total housing units, the number and percentage of year-round dwelling units, the number and percentage of seasonal dwellings, the percentage of owner occupied units, and the percentage of renter occupied units. In 2000, a little over half (53%) of dwelling units in Sebago were year-round dwellings. Sebago had the smallest percentage of year-round dwellings of any comparison jurisdiction except Denmark (46%). Approximately 85% of Sebago’s year-round dwellings were owner-occupied. This figure is comparable to most of the communities shown in Table 2, but it’s higher than in Cumberland County 67%) or the State (72%).
Table 2 Selected Characteristics of Housing Units - 2000 |
|
Total Dwelling Units |
Year Round Dwelling Units |
Seasonal Dwelling Units |
Owner Occupied |
Renter Occupied |
|
# |
# |
% |
# |
% |
% |
% |
Sebago |
1,240 |
658 |
53 |
582 |
47 |
85 |
15 |
Baldwin |
577 |
503 |
87 |
74 |
13 |
88 |
12 |
Bridgton |
3,063 |
2,049 |
67 |
1,014 |
33 |
74 |
26 |
Casco |
1,958 |
1,385 |
71 |
573 |
29 |
83 |
17 |
Denmark |
969 |
449 |
46 |
520 |
54 |
87 |
13 |
Hiram |
769 |
581 |
76 |
188 |
24 |
83 |
17 |
Naples |
2,381 |
1,394 |
59 |
987 |
42 |
83 |
17 |
Raymond |
2,534 |
1,675 |
66 |
859 |
34 |
87 |
13 |
Standish |
3,987 |
3,299 |
83 |
688 |
17 |
88 |
12 |
Windham |
6,088 |
5,659 |
93 |
429 |
7 |
81 |
19 |
Cumberland County |
122,600 |
111,754 |
91 |
10,846 |
9 |
67 |
33 |
State of Maine |
651,901 |
550,431 |
84 |
101,470 |
16 |
72 |
28 |
Source: U.S. Census, 2000
Housing Types
The predominant housing type in Sebago is the single-family dwelling. Table 3 contains a breakdown of housing units by housing type, as reported in the 2000 Census. In 2000, 913% of the housing units in Sebago were single family dwellings. This is a much higher percentage than in Cumberland County (63%) or the State as a whole (67%), and is higher than all comparison communities except Raymond.
Table 3 Housing Unit by Type of Structure |
|
Single Family Detached |
Single Family Attached |
Mobile Home |
Duplex |
Multi - Family |
Boat, RV, Van, Etc. |
Total |
|
# |
% |
Sebago |
1,127 |
91 |
11 |
79 |
14 |
3 |
6 |
1,240 |
Baldwin |
473 |
82 |
5 |
88 |
11 |
- |
- |
577 |
Bridgton |
2,371 |
77 |
147 |
194 |
114 |
223 |
14 |
3,063 |
Casco |
1,608 |
82 |
29 |
242 |
42 |
37 |
- |
1,958 |
Denmark |
868 |
90 |
17 |
59 |
19 |
6 |
- |
969 |
Hiram |
622 |
81 |
5 |
112 |
16 |
4 |
10 |
769 |
Naples |
1,977 |
83 |
73 |
262 |
10 |
53 |
6 |
2,381 |
Raymond |
2,361 |
93 |
28 |
34 |
54 |
57 |
- |
2,534 |
Standish |
3,345 |
84 |
22 |
462 |
82 |
76 |
- |
3,987 |
Windham |
4,881 |
80 |
184 |
254 |
240 |
529 |
- |
6,088 |
Cumberland County |
77,307 |
63 |
5,071 |
5,636 |
8,657 |
25,887 |
42 |
122,600 |
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