How EXPENSIVE is Portland Maine - The ACTUAL cost of living in Portland Maine

[@UTubeRebel-r7n]

Having lived In Scarborough from 1994-2004 this is my personal assessment for anyone looking to move to Southern Maine. The state is beautiful, you can’t beat the quality of life there, but, be prepared to live a simple lifestyle unless you are financially well off. The state is heavily taxed and when you combine that with low wages and above average grocery and utility cost, not to mention really high home and rental cost, southern Maine can be a tricky balancing act to have a budget to meet your expenses and still have some disposable income left for maybe going out to dinner or theater. During the time I lived in Maine the disposable income was not an issue for me. I took advantage of a lot of the free benefits of living in the Vacation State. Due to family reasons, I had to leave Maine to return to Pennsylvania and I must say our financial picture and wealth improved significantly and watching Pennies has not been necessary here like it was living in Maine. For those who like rural living and still want to move to a Maine, I would suggest looking in Northern Maine, but jobs are virtually hard to come by up there , or possibly try western Maine along the New Hampshire border. The housing can be somewhat more affordable than you would find in Southern Maine (Cumberland & York) counties. The mid coast region might be another option up around Brunswick and a Freeport areas, but I’m willing to bet prices are still going to be high there. For all looking to move to Maine, good luck, follow your dream, just be sure you do you homework before making the move. I made the assumption back in 1994 that since Maine was a mostly rural state, it would not be an expensive place to live, I looked at it like it was similar to West Virginia.

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Also, thank you for watching! 😁

[@UTubeRebel-r7n]

@@MakeMaineYourHome it’s my pleasure and I miss living in Maine very much in spite of some of the financial challenges that came with it. 😊

[@johnboynton7227]

I loveall of your videos. So Whwn do you find any time to sell real estate, smile

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

We have a fantastic team who help me a lot with the videos so that I can prioritize my amazing clients!

[@Adventurehandle]

Should have definitely highlighted one of the best reasons to live in Maine. The crime rates, especially violent crime is some of the lowest in the country. That Maine has been consistently one of the safest places to live and Portland does have one of the easiest airports in the country to navigate. Combined with the general lack of traffic jams and the extremely high quality of living compared to other similar sized cities makes Portland such a great place.

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

Thanks for watching! Couldn't agree more

[@annelarsen100]

When your born here and stay here, it's the norm. Wouldn't trade it for the world

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

Me either. Thanks for watching!

[@bogdanberg674]

This video was super useful actually, so thanks a lot! Great job :)

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

Thank you for watching! If you want to learn anything else about Maine, let me know and maybe we will make a video about it!

[@singhka88]

watching this in June of 2022 is comical. the average housing prices alone lol

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

It sure is amazing. Gonna have to do an update.

[@mariadecima4473]

I live in Portland Maine and I spent $250 a day

[@doncozz8536]

Nice video.... Looking to move up there potentially in spring. The housing market is confusing. Based on your estimates and Bestplaces etc, the rents are on average about 1100 for a one bed, and 1700 for a three bed. But where are these??? Even in the screen grab on this video it shows 3 beds going for 3k. When I go to craigslist the one beds seem to be about 2k. Am I missing a local classified section that has apartments listed in the stated 1100-1700 range? Where can I find these listings?

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

The best places to look for rentals in Maine are Craigslist and Zillow. I hope that helps! Thanks for watching.

[@blacksabbathmatters]

You will NEVER find a three bedroom apartment in portland for under 2500 dollars, and the average one bedroom is closer to 1500 dollars, which is basically 2000 because nobody includes anything anymore.

[@JasoniBruh]

Would you recommend a younger person to move here without very high income?

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

Thanks for checking out the video! Portland is a great place to live! If you find Portland is outside of your budget there are some amazing surround towns like Westbrook, Biddeford, and Saco that can be more affordable. If you have any questions feel free to reach out at any time - my email is [e-mail]

[@JasoniBruh]

@@MakeMaineYourHome thanks man!

[@SomethingSomethingg]

No. Lol. I live in South Portland. I'm 27 and everyone my age is trying to leave South Portland

[@fool-river]

@@SomethingSomethingg why? Just curious

[@blacksabbathmatters]

You will not find an apartment for under 1500 to 2000 dollars in portland maine, but you will find alot of state funded housing that is setting the standard for how high rent should be, basically landlords watch the state of maine paying 2 grand a month for apartments through housing and they follow suit,...which leaves us that work fir a living screwed.

[@shahrahul5872]

Guys, are electric skateboard or skateboard for that matter allowed by the legislatures in the Portland? In my knowledge some states do have a ban on driving them

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

Hi Shah, I believe they are legal here! Are you thinking about moving here? If you have any questions please feel free to reach out my e-mail is [e-mail]

[@OriannaDixon]

Very informative video! Thank you! I live in the Silicon Valley, near San Francisco so housing prices and rents in Portland, ME sound like a steal to me!

[@MakeMaineYourHome]

Thanks for checking out the video! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Portland is a great place to live! If you have any questions feel free to reach out at any time - my email is [e-mail]

[@mrwonderful2142]

If you move here dont vote for the same stupidity you all ruined your state with

[@mrwonderful2142]

@Alexander Molina don't advertise and convince California libtards to move here!!

[@OriannaDixon]

@Alexander Molina Wow! This is good to know. Thank you for taking the time to share this information.