Maine: Top Cities, Corporations, Permits: page 1

Since 2010, it has increased by 739 people (approximately 0.1%). Neighboring states have the following population: currently, 6.706 million people live in Massachusetts (2.4% population growth since 2010), 1.324 million live in New Hampshire (0.6 % growth compared with the data for 2010).

Median Household Income

$49,331

Median Household Income

The median household income in Maine is $49,331 (2016).

Since 2010, it has increased by $1,112 (2.3%). The highest median household incomes are in the following cities of Maine: Bowdoinham ($81,797), Kennebunkport ($81,467), and Falmouth ($78,162). These are the median household incomes in the neighboring states: $66,779 in New Hampshire and $55,176 in Vermont.

Median Property Value

$173,800

Median Property Value

The median property value in Maine is $173,800 (2016).

These are the cities in Maine with the highest median property values: Castine ($500,000), Kennebunkport ($475,400), Cape Neddick ($362,100), Falmouth ($356,200), and Southwest Harbor ($326,700). Median home prices in nearby states include $237,300 in New Hampshire, and $173,800 in Vermont.

Poverty Rate

9.3%

Poverty Rate

A poverty rate shows the percentage of the poor among the entire population.

For the state of Maine, the estimated poverty rate is 9.34% (based on the data for 2016). Since 2010, this figure has increased by 0.45 percentage points. The official poverty rate in the U.S. is 12.7 percent (according to the U.S. Census Bureau for 2016). Thus, we see that Maine is below the national level based on this measure (for this indicator, lower is better). Neighboring Maine states have the following poverty level: the poverty rate in Massachusetts is 8.19%, in Vermont—7.34%.

Median Gross Rent

$777

Median Gross Rent

In 2016, the median gross rent in Maine was estimated at $777 per month.

The following cities top the list of places with the highest median gross rent in Maine: Falmouth ($1,317/mo), Gray ($1,224/mo), Kittery ($1,198/mo), Cape Neddick ($1,191/mo), and South Portland ($1,045/mo). For comparison purposes, we present data on median gross rent in neighboring states: in New Hampshire renters pay $1,000/mo, in Vermont—$777/mo.

Rent Burden

30.9%

Rent Burden

The estimated rent burden in Maine is 30.9% (based on Census records for 2016).

It is considered that if a household spends no more than 30 percent of its income on rent, utilities, and other building costs, such housing is affordable. Rental housing in Alabama is becoming less affordable. In 2010, the rent burden was lower and estimated at 30.8%. Compare the housing affordability in Maine and neighboring states: in Vermont, the rent burden is 30.9%, in Massachusetts — 30.3%.

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

28.8%

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

The share of renter-occupied housing units in Maine is 28.79%.

This figure has slightly increased compared to 2010, when 28.68% of houses and apartments were rented out. The following cities in Maine have the highest share of renter-occupied units: Farmington (61.67%), Orono (59.53%), and Bar Harbor (56.94%). Here's what rental market looks like in the nearby states: in New Hampshire 29.04% of housing units are occupied by renters or tenants, in Vermont—29.00%.

Renter Occupied Households

181,713

Renter Occupied Households

Experts estimate the number of renter occupied households in Maine at 181,713 units (based on Census and ESRI data for 2016).

In 2015, there were 178,061 of such households. Cities in Maine with the largest number of renter occupied households are the following: Portland (19,218), Lewiston (8,455), Bangor (8,365), Biddeford (4,777), and Auburn (4,727). Here's what rental housing looks like in nearby states: there are 1,033,212 renter occupied households in Massachusetts and 1,033,212 households in Vermont.

Evictions

4,113

Evictions

The total number of eviction judgments in Maine is 4,113 (2016).

In 2015, there were 4,027 evictions. Thus, we observe an increase of 2.1%. In the neighboring states, the picture is as follows: 15,708 evictions were conducted in Massachusetts, 161 evictions were conducted in New Hampshire.

Eviction Filings

4,381

Eviction Filings

There were 4,381 eviction cases filed in Maine in 2016.

There were 4,286 of such cases in 2015 (growth of 95 filings, or 2.2% up). Nearby states recorded the following stats: 37,121 cases were registered in Massachusetts, 166 in New Hampshire (data for 2016).

Major Cities (population)

The Maine major cities are presented below statically. The majority of the state residents live in these cities. Furthermore, these cities issued the largest number of permits and registered the largest number of businesses.

Portland (66,490)

Lewiston (36,356)

Bangor (32,695)

South Portland (25,304)

Scarborough

Auburn (22,916)

Brunswick (15,453)

Sanford (20,864)

Saco (18,874)

Augusta (18,772)

Biddeford (21,289)

Gorham (6,445)

Westbrook (17,754)

Windham

Waterville (15,989)

Falmouth (2,051)

Kennebunk (5,621)

York

Cape Elizabeth

Bath (8,349)

Wells

Kittery (4,515)

Old Orchard Beach (8,697)

Topsham (6,483)

Presque Isle (9,378)

Brewer (9,341)

Yarmouth (5,628)

Ellsworth (7,832)

Caribou (7,960)

Standish (393)

Skowhegan (6,260)

Freeport (1,507)

Winslow (7,661)

Gray (1,225)

Lisbon

Rockland (7,233)

Cumberland

Buxton

Hampden (3,468)

South Berwick

Old Town (7,726)

Raymond

Rumford (4,214)

Oakland (2,448)

Eliot

Bar Harbor (2,585)

Waldoboro (1,135)

Belfast (6,668)

Gardiner (5,697)

Houlton (4,778)

Norway (2,341)

Turner

Camden (3,304)

Berwick (2,412)

Millinocket (4,419)

New Gloucester

Poland

Orono (9,522)

Jay

Sabattus

Oxford (1,538)

Lebanon

Paris

Fairfield (3,105)

Bucksport (2,481)

Harpswell

Casco (646)

Lyman

Farmington (3,795)

Rockport

Glenburn

Sidney

Dexter (2,087)

Dover-Foxcroft (2,445)

North Berwick (1,792)

Winthrop (2,651)

Greene

Richmond (1,942)

China

North Yarmouth

Lincoln (2,688)

Madawaska (2,623)

Hermon

Durham

Fort Kent (2,345)

Orrington

Arundel

Warren

Kennebunkport (1,078)

Calais (3,038)

Winterport (1,110)

Madison (2,372)

Wiscasset (1,193)

Fort Fairfield (1,763)

Harrison

Pittsfield (3,110)

Monmouth

Bridgton (2,214)

Phippsburg

Bowdoinham (520)

Recent Permits

Below is a list of recent permits issued in the state of Maine that we were able to get information about. The date refers to the date when we received this information. The date of the permit itself may be different

Dec 25, 2020

Permit 20152735-B000 Temporary — updated for 42 Pratt Hill Rd, Hartford

Dec 10, 2020

Permit 20160301-S000 Sign — updated for 42 Pratt Hill Rd, Hartford

All Cities

This is a general list of cities in Maine. It contains big cities and small towns sorted alphabetically. Select a city to view information about its population, economics, and businesses.

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	City	Population	Contact info for	Businesses	Business Associates	License Holders	UCC Filings	Registered Parcel Owners
1	Portland	66,490	85,853	727	552	1,067	341	158
2	Lewiston	36,356	46,026	87	82	299	68	34
3	Bangor	32,695	29,834	175	122	383	61	37
4	South Portland	25,304	24,721	234	196	316	66	50
5	Auburn	22,916	28,768	63	69	239	55	37
6	Biddeford	21,289	18,139	26	43	149	45	21
7	Sanford	20,864	15,979	16	34	114	13	12
8	Saco	18,874	24,636	37	86	194	30	48
9	Augusta	18,772	15,869	37	47	189	40	23
10	Westbrook	17,754	17,210	148	68	192	61	26
11	Waterville	15,989	13,129	13	23	132	10	15
12	Brunswick	15,453	24,299	41	79	294	25	49
13	Orono	9,522	4,431	9	13	81	6	12
14	Presque Isle	9,378	11,493	9	9	87	15	10
15	Brewer	9,341	8,799	11	23	79	8	13
16	Old Orchard Beach	8,697	12,443	6	23	99	19	36
17	Bath	8,349	12,989	16	38	120	10	11
18	Caribou	7,960	11,055	4	5	71		4
19	Ellsworth	7,832	8,716	9	9	113	8	12
20	Old Town	7,726	4,258	10	10	46	3	10
21	Winslow	7,661	6,117	5	8	60	4	10
22	Rockland	7,233	6,418	14	29	141	23	11
23	Belfast	6,668	4,352	7	9	100	1	4
24	Topsham	6,483	11,698	18	27	138	10	15
25	Gorham	6,445	18,733	55	64	169	22	23
26	Skowhegan	6,260	5,510	6	8	58	4	7
27	Gardiner	5,697	6,829	19	8	55	8	3
28	Yarmouth	5,628	10,127	51	63	125	13	33
29	Kennebunk	5,621	9,181	52	66	138	25	28
30	Houlton	4,778	3,931	7	6	49	11	7
31	Kittery	4,515	11,922	41	57	139	21	24
32	Millinocket	4,419	3,519	4	4	43	9	7
33	Rumford	4,214	8,043	3	3	46	2	7
34	Farmington	3,795	2,721	3	3	55	2
35	Hampden	3,468	6,462	14	23	70	4	9
36	Camden	3,304	4,654	11	37	126	5	8
37	Pittsfield	3,110	1,596	20	8	18	5	1
38	Fairfield	3,105	3,370	2	3	75		5
39	Calais	3,038	1,831		2	12		1
40	Cape Neddick	2,780	6
41	Lincoln	2,688	2,397	1		28		2
42	Winthrop	2,651	2,385	4	5	30	4	5
43	Madawaska	2,623	1,860	3	2	16	1	4
44	Bar Harbor	2,585	5,688	8	19	143	9	17
45	Hallowell	2,514	1,985	7	7	38	3	4
46	Bucksport	2,481	3,777	5	7	35	2	2
47	Lake Arrowhead	2,477	27
48	Oakland	2,448	4,826	11	11	42	2	13
49	Dover-Foxcroft	2,445	2,530	4	9	13	3	4
50	Berwick	2,412	4,402	17	7	29	6	7
51	Madison	2,372	2,418	4	3	17		2
52	Fort Kent	2,345	2,019	1	4	24	8
53	Norway	2,341	6,008	6	8	56	3	6
54	Milford	2,239	908			10	6	2
55	Bridgton	2,214	1,754	8	6	43		3
56	Dexter	2,087	3,011	4	3	23	2	6
57	Falmouth	2,051	16,121	49	150	174	46	74
58	Wilton	2,036	2,028		2	25	2	2
59	Thomaston	2,031	2,086	5	13	75	2	4
60	Farmingdale	1,969	1,696	2	2	16
61	Richmond	1,942	3,729	7	13	29		5
62	Milo	1,923	1,152	2	2	12	2	2
63	Van Buren	1,877	1,035		2	12
64	Fryeburg	1,797	1,173		3	19	2	1
65	Randolph	1,792	1,554	2	2	16	2	3
66	North Berwick	1,792	3,029	7	16	33	5	1
67	Fort Fairfield	1,763	2,354		3	32	1	2
68	East Millinocket	1,717	1,239	1	3	10	2	2
69	Mechanic Falls	1,649	2,492	4	6	24		1
70	Newport	1,616	1,473	1	1	17	2	3
71	Mexico	1,574	1,596			10		1
72	Oxford	1,538	4,191	10	5	49	9	6
73	Freeport	1,507	8,501	21	44	134	12	21
74	Greenville	1,453	107			8
75	Livermore Falls	1,366	2,384	2		18	3
76	Eastport	1,365	1,044	1		29		3
77	Limestone	1,257	1,519	3		8	1
78	Gray	1,225	7,901	14	28	78	8	20
79	Machias	1,206	783	1	2	28	2	1
80	Norridgewock	1,198	694			3
81	Wiscasset	1,193	2,447	1	5	41	2	4
82	Howland	1,193	175			1
83	Waldoboro	1,135	5,151	2	9	68	2	9
84	Winterport	1,110	2,598	2	2	22		1
85	Damariscotta	1,095	742	3	6	24	1	1
86	Kennebunkport	1,078	1,918	10	15	62	9	10
87	Clinton	1,076	1,173		2	11	3
88	Searsport	1,059	1,591			18		5
89	Dixfield	1,039	888			8
90	Guilford	1,031	566	1	1	16	5	1
91	Blue Hill	1,000	354	1	1	16		1
92	Castine	959	121		2	20
93	Mars Hill	956	195			9
94	Washburn	948	988			6
95	Boothbay Harbor	922	1,591	8	9	67	2	7
96	Woodland	869	700			8		1
97	Anson	791	297			4
98	Hartland	768	554		1	2
99	Mapleton	763	1,864		1	19		1
100	Southwest Harbor	753	1,706	4	5	44	1	2
101	Newcastle	697	972	2	3	18		2
102	Alfred	658	2,052	1	4	15	1
103	Casco	646	3,167	2	6	29	1	8
104	Ashland	606	107			3	6
105	Bingham	605	176			4
106	Eagle Lake	530	102			4
107	Unity	529	413		2	10
108	Bowdoinham	520	3,164		6	24	1	4
109	Naples	462	925	2	4	24		6
110	Blaine	438	58			3
111	Winter Harbor	398	130		1	13
112	Standish	393	6,252	16	9	50	7	14
113	Lubec	377	334		1	11
114	Chesterville		243
115	Bethel		1,272	1	4	25		4
116	Swans Island		29
117	Vassalboro		1,161		2	9		1
118	Masardis		31			1
119	Dyer Brook		60
120	Ogunquit		1,069	3	22	61	5	2
121	Woodville		10
122	South Berwick		6,025	9	21	78	3	16
123	Andover		53
124	Great Pond		30			1
125	Detroit		525		1	2
126	Buckfield		1,294	1	2	19
127	Brookton		14
128	Stow		175			3
129	Weld		99			2
130	Athens		99
131	Jonesboro		25
132	Saint George		215			6		1
133	Stockton Springs		392			4	2	2
134	Palermo		660			5
135	Limerick		1,434	2	3	18	1
136	Swanville		272		2	2
137	Medway		307			7
138	Danforth		43			1
139	Readfield		1,454	6	5	12	3	3
140	Orland		1,938		1	17
141	Phippsburg		2,480		6	32		2
142	West Forks		5			1
143	Sabattus		3,366	2	7	27		4
144	Burlington		25			1
145	Strong		402			5
146	Moscow		218
147	Eliot		3,697	15	25	42	7	9
148	Frenchville		173			1
149	Moro		4
150	Bridgewater		180			1
151	Carrabassett Valley		360	1		13
152	Columbia Falls		8
153	Temple		263		1	2
154	Hebron		304			3
155	Long Island		178			3
156	Alexander		195	1	1	10
157	Littleton		191			1		1
158	Levant		1,453		1	9
159	Harmony		241			4
160	Saint Agatha		305	1		7	1
161	Stetson		157			1
162	Porter		798	1	1	11		3
163	Washington		1,012		1	11		1
164	Caswell		45
165	Meddybemps		21			1
166	Avon		96					1
167	Hiram		345			3	2
168	West Paris		1,111		1	11		6
169	Bowdoin		2,919	1	3	28		1
170	Deer Isle		88			1
171	Scarborough		26,105	111	143	299	48	75
172	Lincolnville		525		1	20		1
173	Boothbay		671	3	7	15		6
174	Frye Island		6			2
175	Arrowsic		116
176	Newry		212			7		1
177	Searsmont		336			8
178	Sidney		2,806	2	1	32	6	8
179	Bowerbank		12
180	Vienna		128
181	Otisfield		1,083	2	4	9		1
182	Ripley		9
183	Greenwood		192			4
184	Otis		76
185	Waterford		945	2	5	18		1
186	Linneus		107			6
187	Columbia		13			1
188	Lamoine		1,036	1	1	29		4
189	Cumberland		7,861	92	74	88	21	35
190	Owls Head		856			23		2
191	Sinclair		30
192	Palmyra		1,272	1	3	14
193	Buxton		5,045	3	9	61		9
194	Peru		928		2	4
195	Castle Hill		280			2
196	Raymond		5,347	12	19	62	7	10
197	Cutler		66			2
198	Shirley		4
199	Charleston		645		1	4	1
200	Bristol		1,227	4	1	33	3	6
201	Waterboro		1,747	1	2	18		3
202	Sorrento		238		3	4
203	Liberty		146			4
204	Industry		183			3	1
205	Westport		28			1
206	Stacyville		31
207	Verona Island		128
208	Sebec		29
209	North Haven		13			1
210	Whiting		13
211	Litchfield		1,077		1	18		2
212	Mariaville		323			4		2
213	Milbridge		275	1		9
214	Harrison		2,803	2	5	26	1	3
215	Limington		2,181	3	2	22		4
216	Woodstock		987	1	1	7	1
217	Grand Isle		222			6		1
218	Hollis		149		2	10		2
219	Cooper		66			1
220	Baileyville		431		1	9
221	Greene		2,912	2	6	19	2	1
222	Trenton		344		3	9	2	1
223	Aurora		60					1
224	Albion		947	1	3	11		3
225	Prospect		187			3		1
226	Eustis		25
227	Rockport		4,084	30	16	66	30	35
228	Warren		2,737	1	4	23	11	8
229	Newburgh		1,077		2	10		1
230	Brownville		99			3
231	Mount Chase		19
232	Topsfield		14
233	Windsor		477			3		1
234	Westfield		60
235	Dresden		1,091	1	5	15		4
236	Orient		25			1
237	Troy		314			1		1
238	Alna		455		2	2	1	2
239	Eddington		938			7		1
240	Merrill		13
241	South Thomaston		654		1	20		1
242	Lee		127			4
243	Charlotte		45			2
244	Rome		174					1
245	Manchester		1,534	3	5	16		1
246	Embden		91
247	New Sweden		568			7		1
248	Whitefield		1,455		1	21	1	2
249	Brooklin		143		1	5
250	Wells		7,443	17	44	101	12	23
251	West Gardiner		1,867		1	21		3
252	Paris		5,285	13	13	34	5	4
253	Burnham		686			2
254	Perry		84
255	Beddington		3
256	Parkman		423	1	2	1
257	Bradley		285			3
258	Livermore		1,411	1	4	14	4
259	Shapleigh		1,693		7	15	1	4
260	Lovell		742		2	16		4
261	Pembroke		223			2
262	Plymouth		245		1	3
263	Chapman		374			1		2
264	Monmouth		2,421	1	5	23	3	4
265	Jonesport		176			3
266	Argyle		33
267	Parsonsfield		653			4		4
268	Harpswell		2,690	3	11	71	4	14
269	Solon		444		1	7		1
270	Wales		917		1	6		1
271	Beaver Cove		36
272	Sangerville		267			1
273	York		8,570	25	80	115	32	30
274	Jackson		298	1		5		1
275	New Canada		161			1		1
276	Lowell		33
277	Wytopitlock		2
278	Blanchard		1
279	Durham		3,103	4	7	42	6	6
280	Maxfield		3
281	Denmark		845		6	8	1	1
282	Abbot		313	1	3	2
283	Cross Lake Township
284	Monticello		132		1	2
285	Brooksville		947	2	5	17		4
286	Kingfield		88			7
287	Rangeley		100			14
288	Osborn		42			2
289	Turner		4,808	2	8	38	2	12
290	Hanover		43
291	Lisbon		7,561	5	15	78	5	9
292	Pittston		477			3
293	Byron		4
294	Clifton		356			2
295	Errol		6			2
296	Union		1,243		1	16	1	1
297	Veazie		1,229		6	9	2	5
298	Springfield		35				2
299	Northport		878			17	4	1
300	New Limerick		187			6
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Maine

Top Cities

Top Names

Population

The population of Maine is estimated to be 1.329 million people (2016).

Race and Ethnicity

Median Household Income

The median household income in Maine is $49,331 (2016).

Median Property Value

The median property value in Maine is $173,800 (2016).

Poverty Rate

A poverty rate shows the percentage of the poor among the entire population.

Median Gross Rent

In 2016, the median gross rent in Maine was estimated at $777 per month.

Rent Burden

The estimated rent burden in Maine is 30.9% (based on Census records for 2016).

Share of Renter-Occupied Housing

The share of renter-occupied housing units in Maine is 28.79%.

Renter Occupied Households

Experts estimate the number of renter occupied households in Maine at 181,713 units (based on Census and ESRI data for 2016).

Evictions

The total number of eviction judgments in Maine is 4,113 (2016).

Eviction Filings

There were 4,381 eviction cases filed in Maine in 2016.

Major Cities (population)

Recent Permits

Dec 25, 2020

Dec 10, 2020

All Cities

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