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Burlington, VT vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland is 0% more densely populated than Burlington.
- People are 60.7% more likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 9.7 years older in Portland.
 Burlington, VTPortland, MEUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,063329,725,481
 Female Population52.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.938.4
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 Population - 201042,435  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock64,249285,036,114
 Population - 199039,127  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock4.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,155.693.4
 Land Area10.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock47.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Burlington, VTPortland, MEUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2018.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Burlington, VTPortland, MEUnited States
 White83.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.9%12.2%
 Asian4.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Burlington, VTPortland, MEUnited States
 Married Population24.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.4%50.2%
 Never Married63.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.122.60
 Households17,174  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,49080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock49.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,867  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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