Cost of Living in Portland, ME

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Annual Breakdown

Gross Salary $70,000
Taxes (Est.) ...
Housing (Rent) -$25,560
Net Income ...

Cost of Living Index

119.4
Cheaper Avg (100) Pricier

Living in Portland, ME is roughly 19% more expensive than the national average.

Monthly Take-Home

... / mo

Affordability Score

Grade
Rent Burden –%
Affordable (<20%) 30% Rule Stretched (>40%)

K-12 Schools

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Schools 166
Enrollment 70,271
Pupil:Teacher 0:1
Charter 3%
Title I 0%

Colleges & Universities

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Institutions 14
Avg In-State $26,685
Avg Out-of-State $29,123
Avg Grad Rate 63.2%
Institution Enrollment In-State Tuition Grad Rate
The Landing School 43 $25,950 100.0%
Bowdoin College 1,850 $64,304 96.0%
Spa Tech Institute-Westbrook 261 $0 86.0%
Northeast Technical Institute 274 $0 81.0%
Saint Joseph's College of Maine 1,463 $42,834 69.0%
Empire Beauty School-Maine 118 $0 64.0%
University of New England 6,473 $41,050 61.0%
Unity Environmental University 6,359 $11,280 57.0%
Maine College of Art & Design 474 $40,668 49.0%
University of Southern Maine 7,528 $8,316 46.0%
York County Community College 1,782 $2,880 28.0%
Southern Maine Community College 7,205 $2,880 21.0%
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts 93 $0