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South Portland is a small city of 26,930 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 5 miles from Portland, ME and 97 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,930people
$441kTypical home
$1,812/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
69"Snow
230Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,930
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,236 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Boston, MA
- 5 mi to Portland, ME
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,782/mo)
- Median rent $1,812/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 69" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,037 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to PWM airport
- 2 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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