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Auburn, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Auburn is a Census city of 24,602 people across 59.34 square miles of land, in Androscoggin County. Median household income is $66,647, 59.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 34 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Auburn
What Auburn is
- Census place typecity
- Land area59.34 sq mi
- Water area6.4 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land415
- County holding the largest share of its areaAndroscoggin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
How many people live in Auburn
- Population24,602
- Median age41.4
- Population under 185,254
- Share under 1821.4 percent
- Population 65 and over4,878
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households10,337
- Family households5,764
- Share of households that are families55.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Income and work in Auburn
- Median household income$66,647
- Per capita income$36,895
- Civilian labor force12,802
- Employed11,911
- Unemployed891 plus or minus 341
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over16,862
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
Housing in Auburn
- Housing units11,136
- Occupied units10,337
- Vacant units799 plus or minus 235
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Owner occupied6,113
- Renter occupied4,224
- Ownership rate59.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$282,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,041
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units6,244
- Share single family56.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,712
- Share in buildings of two or more42.3 percent
- Mobile homes180 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
How Auburn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute10,092
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,672
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,096
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.7 percent
- Drove alone74.9 percent
- Carpooled9.5 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Auburn
SBA loans in Auburn (7(a))
- Approvals34
- Gross approval$5,080,200
- Average approval$149,418
- Median approval$40,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$411,000
- Largest approval$1,083,000
- Jobs supported107
- Jobs per approval3.1
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full6
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.9 percent
- Share to franchises8.8 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS25
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Auburn
SBA loans in Auburn (504)
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$20,970,000
- Average approval$1,048,500
- Median approval$556,500
- Largest approval$4,089,000
- Jobs supported136
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Auburn
Flood risk in Auburn
- NFIP communityCity of Auburn
- NFIP community number230001
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date07/08/13
The City of Auburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230001 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Androscoggin County, not Auburn
Androscoggin County context, not Auburn figures
- Establishments in Androscoggin County2,877
- Covered employment, Androscoggin County48,676
- Average annual pay, Androscoggin County$58,507
- Housing units permitted, Androscoggin County346
Every figure in this section is published for Androscoggin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Auburn.
All Androscoggin County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Auburn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Auburn, Maine?
24,602, in 10,337 households. Auburn city covers 59.34 square miles of land, which is 415 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Auburn in?
Androscoggin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Auburn?
$66,647. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,000. Median gross rent is $1,041 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Auburn businesses?
34 7(a) approvals totaling $5.1 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $40,000, plus 20 504 approvals worth $21.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Auburn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Auburn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Auburn. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Auburn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Auburn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Auburn, city of, community 230001, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Auburn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Androscoggin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Auburn.
Is zoning published for Auburn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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