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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Portland - Long Island Area, ME Cape Elizabeth, ME (Pond Cove/Delano Park), Cape Elizabeth, ME (Town Center), Cumberland, ME, Falmouth, ME (Blackstrap/Pleasant Hill), Falmouth, ME (Falmouth Foreside), Portland, ME (Commercial St/West Commercial St), Portland, ME (Stroudwater), Portland, ME (West End), South Portland, ME (Cottage Rd/Pillsbury St), Yarmouth, ME (Town Center)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $343,728 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to ME, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Nautical, Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some East Asian |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District
7,089 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of ME school districts |
46.2% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
43.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 11 |
| STATE AVERAGE 12 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CLIFF ISLAND SCHOOL PO BOX 7, PORTLAND, ME 04109 (207) 766-2885 |
KG-05 |
| DEERING HIGH SCHOOL 370 STEVENS AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME 04103 (207) 874-8260 |
09-12 |
| EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING O B HS 196 ALLEN AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME 04103 (207) 874-8160 |
09-12 |
| FRED P HALL SCHOOL 23 ORONO ROAD, PORTLAND, ME 04102 (207) 874-8205 |
KG-05 |
| HARRISON LYSETH ELEM SCHOOL 175 AUBURN STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04103 (207) 874-8215 |
KG-05 |
| HOWARD C REICHE COMMUNITY SCH 166 BRACKETT STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04102 (207) 874-8175 |
KG-05 |
| KING MIDDLE SCHOOL 92 DEERING AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME 04102 (207) 874-8140 |
06-08 |
| LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL 522 STEVENS AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME 04103 (207) 874-8145 |
06-08 |
| LONGFELLOW SCHOOL (PORTLAND) 432 STEVENS AVENUE, PORTLAND, ME 04103 (207) 874-8195 |
KG-05 |
| LYMAN MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL 171 AUBURN STREET, PORTLAND, ME 04103 (207) 874-8150 |
06-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 72.3 | 95.1 |
| BLACK (%) | 14.8 | 2.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 43.6 | 33.8 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $7,963 | $56,450,000 | 60.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $544 | $3,854,000 | 4.1 |
| STAFF | $517 | $3,668,000 | 3.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $364 | $2,582,000 | 2.8 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $777 | $5,511,000 | 5.9 |
| OPERATION | $1,346 | $9,544,000 | 10.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $322 | $2,280,000 | 2.4 |
| OTHER | $315 | $2,236,000 | 2.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $4,186 | $29,675,000 | 31.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $974 | $6,902,000 | 7.4 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $13,123 | $93,027,000 | 100.0 |
Portland & Long Island Area EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Portland & Long Island Area WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 51.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Portland & Long Island Area LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 6.2 |
Portland & Long Island Area Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO ME* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  165.22%
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8.69%
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9 | 8 |
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| Last 12 Months | NO APPRECIATION RATE DATA AVAILABLE | |||
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About Portland & Long Island Area
Portland & Long Island Area is a coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 2,428 people and just one neighborhood, Portland & Long Island Area is the 188th largest community in Maine. Much of the housing stock in Portland & Long Island Area was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Portland & Long Island Area is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Portland & Long Island Area is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Portland & Long Island Area who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.13%), management occupations (11.13%), and teaching (10.32%).
For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Portland & Long Island Area. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Portland & Long Island Area.
The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Portland & Long Island Area are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Portland & Long Island Area Information and Demographics
If knowledge is power, Portland & Long Island Area is a pretty powerful place. 51.43% of the adults in Portland & Long Island Area have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Portland & Long Island Area in 2000 was $30,921, which is wealthy relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,684 for a family of four.
The people who call Portland & Long Island Area home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Portland & Long Island Area is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Portland & Long Island Area include English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Russian, German, French, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Portland & Long Island Area is English.
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