Metro area · CBSA 38860

Portland

The Portland, ME metro area has 562,843 people. Median rent is $1,485, 19.3% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Cumberland County at $2,353. Of the 44 places we track here, Cumberland Center has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$92,175

Median home value

$420,000

Unemployment

3.3%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$2,353

HUD, Cumberland County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Portland	68,854	$1,577	23.8%
South Portland	26,930	$1,812	25.0%
Biddeford	22,498	$1,292	21.4%
Sanford	22,247	$1,152	19.1%
Saco	20,819	$1,249	16.2%
Westbrook	20,775	$1,392	19.6%
Brunswick	17,652	$1,465	24.9%
Old Orchard Beach	9,244	$1,246	24.9%
Bath	8,815	$1,044	18.1%
Gorham	7,593	$1,573	14.7%
Topsham	7,271	$1,098	13.2%
Yarmouth	6,289	$1,663	21.3%
Kennebunk	6,221	$1,466	18.5%
Oak Hill	5,631	$1,743	21.4%
North Windham	5,417	$1,248	16.9%
Kittery	5,110	$1,697	24.0%
York Harbor	4,240	$1,322	15.8%
South Eliot	4,203	$2,155	26.0%
South Berwick	3,381	$1,702	22.5%
Lake Arrowhead	3,322	$2,288	27.8%
Cumberland Center	2,790	$784	5.5%
Cape Neddick	2,453	$1,750	19.4%
Dunstan	2,363	$1,770	23.3%
Richmond	2,089	$1,067	17.5%
Falmouth Foreside	2,051	$2,631	17.8%
Berwick	1,998	$1,339	19.7%
Steep Falls	1,861	$1,589	23.8%
Bridgton	1,756	$781	16.9%
North Berwick	1,702	$1,088	14.8%
Falmouth	1,585	$1,573	18.6%
Freeport	1,441	$1,456	29.4%
West Kennebunk	1,395	$1,602	15.5%
Kennebunkport	1,276	$1,547	15.3%
South Windham	1,212	$1,589	14.3%
Cornish	1,024	$1,135	19.8%
Gray	938	$1,589	19.9%
Kittery Point	935	$1,791	15.2%
Kezar Falls	819	$1,138	23.5%
Bowdoinham	766	$1,098	14.9%
Little Falls	718	$2,205	20.8%
Alfred	661	$769	10.4%
Cousins Island	658	$1,589	19.9%
Casco	618	$1,375	17.2%
Naples	527	$2,095	40.9%

Nearby metro areas

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.