About Portland, ME
Portland is Maine’s largest city, with nearly a third of the state’s population encompassed in its metro area. With 20 diverse neighborhoods, extensive art and cultural centers, numerous historical sites, over 700 acres of public parks, and one of the largest ratios of restaurants and bars per capita, there is something for virtually everyone to love.
Portland hosts Maine’s largest port, which has supported a thriving shipping and fishing industry for nearly 400 years. But modern Portland is much more than this, also boasting a robust service economy, including the headquarters for national corporations such as Unum Group and Federal Credit Union. The employment rate in Portland is one of the highest in the nation at 97.4%.
Neighborhoods
- Arts District
- Back Cove
- Deering Center
- Deering Highlands
- Downtown
- East Deering
- East Bayside
- East End
- Munjoy Hill
- Libbytown
- North Deering
- Oakdale
- Old Port
- Peaks Island
- Riverton
- Rosemont
- Stroudwater
- West End
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