Portland, ME
68,854Residents
$79,540Median household income
$1,577/moMedian gross rent
$489,600Median home value
37.8Median age
60%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
47%Homes lived in by their owners
6.2×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 24% of the median household income in Portland.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $63,000 a year. In Maine that leaves roughly $4,059 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $65,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.