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Portland is a mid-size city of 68,854 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's part of the Portland, ME area. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $490k and rent runs about $2k a month.
68,854people
$490kTypical home
$1,577/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
70"Snow
230Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 68,854
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,197 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Boston, MA
- In the Portland, ME area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $490k (≈$3,087/mo)
- Median rent $1,577/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (239 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,893 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 18% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PWM airport
- 6 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 169 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk