Ranked for Affordable Living
Best Places to Live in Maine for Affordable Living
Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 4 places
- #1PortlandPopulation 68,280 · mixed overall livability23% match
- #2South PortlandPopulation 26,656 · solid overall livability23% match
- #3LewistonPopulation 37,577 · mixed overall livability11% match
- #4BangorPopulation 31,705 · mixed overall livability11% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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