State profile · ME

Largest Cities in Maine

Name: Maine Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 154 tracked cities and towns in Maine, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

154
Cities: 665.6K
Combined city pop.: $64,613
Avg median income: 8.8%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Portland is the largest of 154 tracked cities in Maine, which ranks #39 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Portland
largest tracked city (68,505 people): #39
national rank, avg median income: 154
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

92% of Maine's 154 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

141
10K-99K

13

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Maine coverage, with 141 of 154 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Maine is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Maine's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Portland

68,505
Lewiston

37,886
Bangor

31,663
South Portland

26,780
Auburn

24,294
Biddeford

22,463
Sanford

22,095
Saco

20,636
Westbrook

20,484
Augusta

18,999
Brunswick

16,928
Waterville

16,704

What this shows Portland, ME is the most populous city profiled in Maine; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 154-row record is available as a CSV.

How Maine ranks nationally

Avg median income

$64,613

#39 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$249,736

#22 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

8.8%

#22 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

154

#46 of 52 · most tracked cities

Maine ranks #39 of 52 nationally on average median income and #22 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Maine's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$249,736 42nd percentile more affordable than 42% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in Maine

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 154 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Portland	68,505	$76,174	$452,600	5.3%
2	Lewiston	37,886	$56,558	$214,200	12.6%
3	Bangor	31,663	$58,096	$206,300	9.3%
4	South Portland	26,780	$84,563	$405,800	2.3%
5	Auburn	24,294	$66,552	$254,600	8.1%
6	Biddeford	22,463	$69,794	$349,300	11.2%
7	Sanford	22,095	$70,570	$257,200	7.7%
8	Saco	20,636	$84,328	$370,300	5.7%
9	Westbrook	20,484	$85,868	$341,800	5.4%
10	Augusta	18,999	$48,756	$188,900	14.8%
11	Brunswick	16,928	$68,190	$333,500	3.2%
12	Waterville	16,704	$47,489	$173,700	17.0%
13	Orono	10,699	$56,890	$219,200	6.5%
14	Brewer	9,654	$51,490	$218,100	9.1%
15	Old Orchard Beach	9,150	$65,842	$317,800	6.5%
16	Bath	8,801	$65,565	$285,400	9.4%
17	Presque Isle	8,736	$57,396	$142,400	10.6%
18	Ellsworth	8,550	$70,990	$214,500	5.9%
19	Old	7,439	$49,329	$183,200	10.0%
20	Caribou	7,427	$54,271	$120,300	5.5%
21	Gorham	7,365	$125,058	$459,000	0.0%
22	Rockland	6,991	$55,276	$234,400	1.3%
23	Belfast	6,985	$61,322	$307,700	10.5%
24	Topsham	6,962	$80,545	$341,800	5.2%
25	Skowhegan	6,638	$46,625	$138,600	8.8%
26	Yarmouth	6,293	$92,311	$506,300	12.5%
27	Gardiner	6,047	$58,152	$198,100	8.3%
28	Kennebunk	6,008	$93,167	$429,600	6.1%
29	Winslow	5,701	$56,506	$200,100	4.4%
30	North Windham	5,633	$86,972	$309,900	1.4%
31	Oak Hill	5,365	$92,967	$404,600	1.1%
32	Kittery	5,284	$71,574	$421,400	8.9%
33	Houlton	4,958	$52,227	$121,700	9.4%
34	Hampden	4,937	$101,417	$270,100	4.3%
35	Farmington	4,879	$39,646	$161,800	5.4%
36	Lisbon Falls	4,185	$71,513	$237,800	0.0%
37	Millinocket	4,111	$42,936	$86,500	22.7%
38	South Eliot	4,021	$96,705	$437,800	5.3%
39	Rumford	4,017	$32,240	$115,300	17.8%
40	York Harbor	3,853	$91,675	$561,700	0.0%
41	Camden	3,665	$80,897	$473,800	3.7%
42	Lisbon	3,453	$72,066	$217,200	3.6%
43	South Berwick	3,441	$77,493	$340,800	3.6%
44	Lake Arrowhead	3,273	$84,221	$226,400	9.3%
45	Norway	3,145	$41,370	$121,200	27.5%
46	Bucksport	3,140	$58,644	$193,800	8.2%
47	Calais	3,087	$48,654	$111,800	19.8%
48	Pittsfield	3,078	$57,292	$151,100	21.4%
49	Madawaska	2,960	$42,708	$157,400	8.2%
50	Cumberland Center	2,811	$145,208	$480,700	7.6%
51	Dover-Foxcroft	2,758	$51,919	$137,500	19.6%
52	Oakland	2,714	$44,846	$142,800	7.8%
53	Winthrop	2,666	$54,612	$240,700	11.7%
54	Cape Neddick	2,578	$98,113	$636,100	6.1%
55	Lincoln	2,576	$33,750	$120,200	4.8%
56	Hallowell	2,570	$58,811	$266,700	9.2%
57	South Paris	2,570	$56,823	$186,300	29.8%
58	Madison	2,552	$43,095	$70,800	8.0%
59	Fort Kent	2,453	$58,750	$137,000	3.2%
60	Fairfield	2,432	$50,718	$140,200	27.9%
61	Milford	2,312	$63,864	$177,400	5.1%
62	Bar Harbor	2,311	$72,750	$479,600	0.0%
63	Mechanic Falls	2,300	$50,169	$197,700	9.2%
64	Farmingdale	2,163	$50,263	$213,700	25.6%
65	Falmouth Foreside	2,148	$152,870	$674,200	1.2%
66	Berwick	2,085	$64,864	$309,600	0.0%
67	Mexico	2,026	$46,625	$99,600	18.1%
68	Thomaston	2,021	$48,563	$258,700	3.3%
69	Richmond	1,946	$72,036	$221,600	8.9%
70	Dunstan	1,916	$97,632	$480,600	4.9%
71	Veazie	1,866	$78,182	$294,600	1.3%
72	Dexter	1,840	$51,667	$153,200	15.3%
73	Wilton	1,822	$55,721	$163,500	4.0%
74	North Berwick	1,811	$54,612	$296,300	0.0%
75	Dixfield	1,770	$56,250	$147,900	14.0%
76	Steep Falls	1,720	$68,125	$241,000	13.8%
77	Bridgton	1,666	$58,992	$239,200	24.8%
78	Fryeburg	1,665	$61,944	$268,100	8.1%
79	Fort Fairfield	1,632	$46,654	$145,800	2.9%
80	Van Buren	1,614	$35,200	$90,200	12.3%
81	East Millinocket	1,545	$44,306	$73,900	10.3%
82	Freeport	1,544	$48,352	$344,100	28.9%
83	Waldoboro	1,487	$66,290	$277,200	0.0%
84	Randolph	1,479	$52,917	$157,000	21.5%
85	Newport	1,469	$42,740	$162,800	7.3%
86	Kennebunkport	1,450	$118,922	$805,200	0.0%
87	Falmouth	1,447	$89,625	$737,300	0.0%
88	Milo	1,445	$52,660	$88,000	10.3%
89	Machias	1,395	$28,047	$117,800	22.6%
90	West Kennebunk	1,367	$101,761	$514,700	10.9%
91	Wiscasset	1,273	$91,477	$281,700	5.5%
92	Searsport	1,264	$62,159	$292,100	12.1%
93	Livermore Falls	1,250	$34,091	N/A	5.0%
94	Eastport	1,230	$46,205	$148,200	6.7%
95	Howland	1,208	$48,021	$101,900	13.7%
96	Damariscotta	1,172	$63,696	$387,200	17.6%
97	Norridgewock	1,155	N/A	$173,000	20.3%
98	Oxford	1,135	$73,088	$175,600	12.6%
99	Limestone	1,120	$39,667	$91,500	7.3%
100	Chisholm	1,115	$59,524	$131,000	12.9%

What to do with Maine's city data

154 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Portland is Maine's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major ME metro. Portland profile
Falmouth Foreside has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Maine, a different lens than population size alone. Falmouth Foreside profile
See how Maine's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 154 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Maine on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 665,621.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $64,613. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Maine?

PlainCities profiles 154 cities and towns in Maine, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Maine?

Portland is the largest tracked city in Maine, with a population of 68,505.

What is the average household income in Maine?

Across the 154 tracked cities in Maine, the average median household income is $64,613. Individual cities vary widely, with Falmouth Foreside reporting the highest median income at $152,870.

What is the average poverty rate in Maine?

The average poverty rate across Maine's tracked cities is 8.8%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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