Best places to live in the Portland, Maine metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Portland, Maine metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Portland, Maine metro area using data from Niche.
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