Real estate USA: Maine

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Investment opportunities

The housing market in Maine provides many opportunities for investing in real estate.

The population of the state is 1309205 and the largest population center is Portland. Below we list the major cities in the state, with population sizes and an indication of the recent growth in population in each center.

There may be investment prospects in the state, but it is essential that you seek independent expert professional advice before undertaking any property purchase. Any property purchase is a major undertaking.

This site should be of interest to anyone seeking the following types of properties: villas, houses, condos, co-ops, apartments, farms, ranches and acreage, family homes, foreclosure, hunting property, lakefront, riverfront, lots, luxury homes, executive homes, mobile homes, mountain property, time share, townhouse, and others.

Populations of major centers

The populations of the major cities and towns are given (estimated for 2004), together with the percentage growth in population from 2000 to 2004.

Cities of at least 50,000 inhabitants:

Portland : pop. 64000 with -0.3% growth

Cities of less than 50,000 but more than 5,000 inhabitants:

Auburn : pop. 23488 with 1.3% growth

Augusta : pop. 18608 with 0.3% growth

Bangor : pop. 31750 with 0.9% growth

Bath : pop. 9716 with 5% growth

Belfast : pop. 6802 with 5.7% growth

Biddeford : pop. 21850 with 3.8% growth

Brewer : pop. 9116 with 1.5% growth

Caribou : pop. 8267 with -0.6% growth

Ellsworth : pop. 6799 with 5.1% growth

Gardiner : pop. 6198 with 0.1% growth

Lewiston : pop. 35686 with 0.1% growth

Old Town : pop. 8119 with 0% growth

Presque Isle : pop. 9396 with -1.1% growth

Rockland : pop. 7634 with 0.3% growth

Saco : pop. 17938 with 5.8% growth

South Portland : pop. 23454 with 0.4% growth

Waterville : pop. 15782 with 1.1% growth

Westbrook : pop. 16032 with -0.6% growth

All links and text on this site have been provided for information purposes - they are not recommendations. Figures from the US census bureau (census.gov)