Portland, ME Housing


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Portland, ME is a desirable city to live in, as evidenced by its high median housing value of $451,100. This amount is significantly higher than the US average median value of $338,100 and reflects the strong real estate market in Portland. The house appreciation rate over the past year has been 17.35%, which is significantly higher than the US average of 8.27%. This demonstrates how quickly and significantly home values have increased in Portland recently.

The median home cost in Portland is $451,100. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 121.4%. Home Appreciation in Portland is up 19.3%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Portland real estate is 74 years old
The Rental Market in Portland
- Renters make up 51.1% of the Portland population
- 2.2% of houses and apartments in Portland, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingPortland, MaineUnited States
  34,812.0139,647,020.0
  7742
  $451,100$338,100
  19.3%16.6%
  74.4%57.0%
  121.4%101.1%
  $14.37$10.98
  $4,911$2,690
  41.9%57.4%
  10.3%11.2%
  47.8%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.2%1.9%
  0.6%0.4%
  0.2%0.7%
  0.0%0.4%
  4.6%3.6%
  2.7%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.1%2.6%
  0.5%2.4%
  0.3%2.8%
  0.2%3.9%
  0.4%4.5%
  1.3%11.3%
  6.3%13.0%
  30.2%20.1%
  23.3%13.6%
  16.1%8.3%
  12.8%9.7%
  4.9%3.9%
  1.6%2.2%
  0.3%0.8%
  0.7%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  5.3%13.6%
  5.3%13.6%
  4.5%13.6%
  9.0%13.2%
  9.6%14.8%
  4.5%13.6%
  7.6%10.0%
  6.1%4.7%
  47.4%12.2%
Reviews for Portland
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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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