New Portland's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
C+
Housing -
B
Job Market -
C+
Diversity -
B
Crime -
C+
Commute -
D
Education -
C+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About New Portland, ME
New Portland, ME is located in Somerset County in the state of Maine.
The total City Population for New Portland is about 625 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $111,557, which is roughly 43% lower than the Average Home Value of $196,619 for the state of Maine, and roughly 49% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $36,417, which is roughly 39% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,885 for the state of Maine, and roughly 44% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.70Male Population Estimate: 45.6%
Female Population Estimate: 54.4%
Median Age: 45.2
Male Median Age: 40.2
Female Median Age: 39.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:7.2%
Indian:4.5%
Hispanic:0.7%
Other:0.6%
Black:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 36.59%
Libertarian: 1.67%
Other: 1.2%
Green: 0.83%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of New Portland specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Somerset County: About 2.80427 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Somerset County: About 136.46 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Somerset County is about 29% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 53% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for New Portland is about 5.5%.
Maine is ranked #11 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.97 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 72.42The average living wage for the state of Maine is $32.41/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.15/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Maine a minimum wage score of 81.24 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.08/hr, which gives Maine a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Maine is $307.18, resulting in a UI benefit score of 100 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Maine does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Maine does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Maine does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Maine does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Maine does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Maine does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Maine does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Maine does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Maine does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Maine does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Maine does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Maine does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Maine does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Maine does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Maine does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Maine does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Maine does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Maine does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- N New Portlnd, ME ( 2.31 mi. )
- North New Portland, ME ( 2.77 mi. )
- Carrying Place Town Twp, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Caryng Pl Twp, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Dead River Twp, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Dead Rvr Twp, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Highland Plt, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Lexington Twp, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- N New Portland, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Pierce Pond, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Pierce Pond Twp, ME ( 6.17 mi. )
- Embden, ME ( 7.02 mi. )
- New Vineyard, ME ( 7.18 mi. )
- Kingfield, ME ( 7.89 mi. )
- Anson, ME ( 7.92 mi. )
- North Anson, ME ( 9.09 mi. )
- Freeman Twp, ME ( 9.15 mi. )
- Salem Twp, ME ( 9.15 mi. )
- Strong, ME ( 10.05 mi. )
- Industry, ME ( 10.23 mi. )
- Starks, ME ( 12.97 mi. )
- Solon, ME ( 13.68 mi. )
- Madison, ME ( 14.01 mi. )
- Avon, ME ( 14.55 mi. )
- Carrabassett Valley, ME ( 14.72 mi. )
- Carabaset Vly, ME ( 14.78 mi. )
- Bingham, ME ( 15.19 mi. )
- Phillips, ME ( 15.82 mi. )
- Farmington, ME ( 16.20 mi. )
- Madrid Twp, ME ( 16.94 mi. )
- West Farmington, ME ( 17.24 mi. )
- W Farmington, ME ( 17.26 mi. )
- Temple, ME ( 17.66 mi. )
- Norridgewock, ME ( 17.73 mi. )
- Moscow, ME ( 17.82 mi. )
- New Sharon, ME ( 18.50 mi. )
- Mercer, ME ( 18.61 mi. )
- Concord Twp, ME ( 18.86 mi. )
- Pleasant Ridge Plt, ME ( 18.86 mi. )
- Plsnt Rdg Plt, ME ( 18.86 mi. )
- Farmington Falls, ME ( 19.65 mi. )
- Cornville, ME ( 19.67 mi. )
- Farmingtn Fls, ME ( 19.68 mi. )
- Athens, ME ( 20.25 mi. )
- East Wilton, ME ( 20.85 mi. )
- Brighton Plt, ME ( 20.97 mi. )
- Perkins Twp, ME ( 21.09 mi. )
- Wilton, ME ( 21.87 mi. )
- Skowhegan, ME ( 22.46 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 04954, 04961 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 44.905500
Longitude: -70.072600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 511.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 207