Vacant Housing Units

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Map: Percent of Housing Units Vacant 2005-2009

During the period 2005 through 2009, housing unit vacancy rates varied widely from 10% in Androscoggin County to over 46% in Washington County.  This represents a slightly decreased disparity compared to the 2000 Census range for Maine, which was from 8.6% to 47.2%. Sources: Year 2000 map – http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ThematicMapFramesetServlet?-geo_id=04000US23&-tm_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_M00200&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U 2005-2009 map: http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en

Median Value of Housing Units

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Map: Median Value of Housing Units 1990

The value of housing tells a lot about income and the competition for housing in a particular area. For nearly three decades the coastal counties (except for Washington) have registered higher housing values, while the northern counties and Washington County have had the lowest. During the 2005-2009 period, the distribuion has generally held to the…

Death, Causes of

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Chart: Causes of Death U.S. 2005

In 2005 twelve causes accounted for 80% of all deaths in the United States; thirteen accounted for 80% of all deaths in Maine. In both, heart disease and cancer alone caused nearly half of all deaths; stroke, lower respiratory diseases (such as bronchitis, emphysema, asthma), and accidents accounted for another 16 percent. In 1999, comparable…