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Explore 23 cities and towns in Maine. Search Census population, growth, housing and income data, and compare detailed city profiles.

Maine has 23 PEP place records in this directory. Portland city is the largest in this covered universe at 69,911 residents as of July 1, 2025. Its place population increased by 159 ( 0.2%) from July 1, 2024.

Together, these places hold 396,528 residents; 13 of 23 gained population between July 2024 and July 2025. Statewide, the ACS 2020–2024 median household income is $74,733 (7.4% below the U.S.); median home value is $296,600 (10.9% below the U.S.); median gross rent is $1,139 (19.4% below the U.S.). Unincorporated areas count toward state totals but not toward this directory.

All 19,483 PEP places have published profiles. Income, home value and rent filters use nationwide exact-GEOID ACS matches; unavailable and suppressed estimates are excluded when those filters are active. Rent is the 2020–2024 survey median, not a current listing price. Open-ended medians meet a numeric filter only when the entire source range meets its condition.

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23 places · showing the first 50 by population

PEP place population · July 1, 2025 · growth from July 1, 2024
Place State Population Annual growth City profile / shortlist
Portland city Maine 69,911 0.2% View profile
Lewiston city Maine 38,866 0.1% View profile
Bangor city Maine 32,518 -0.0% View profile
South Portland city Maine 27,007 -0.1% View profile
Auburn city Maine 25,441 0.8% View profile
Sanford city Maine 22,663 0.4% View profile
Biddeford city Maine 22,399 -0.2% View profile
Westbrook city Maine 21,565 0.6% View profile
Saco city Maine 21,159 0.1% View profile
Augusta city Maine 19,155 -0.1% View profile
Waterville city Maine 17,579 0.7% View profile
Brewer city Maine 9,636 -0.1% View profile
Ellsworth city Maine 8,862 0.1% View profile
Bath city Maine 8,835 0.2% View profile
Presque Isle city Maine 8,694 -0.7% View profile
Old Town city Maine 7,589 1.0% View profile
Caribou city Maine 7,321 -0.4% View profile
Rockland city Maine 7,142 1.4% View profile
Belfast city Maine 6,988 -0.2% View profile
Gardiner city Maine 6,206 0.6% View profile
Calais city Maine 3,083 -0.7% View profile
Hallowell city Maine 2,624 0.3% View profile
Eastport city Maine 1,285 -0.4% View profile
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Maine city highlights

Lists use the same Census records as each profile. Income, rent and home-value lists are limited to places with at least 5,000 residents, where survey estimates are generally more precise; open a profile to see each margin of error.

Largest places

  1. Portland 69,911
  2. Lewiston 38,866
  3. Bangor 32,518
  4. South Portland 27,007
  5. Auburn 25,441
  6. Sanford 22,663
  7. Biddeford 22,399
  8. Westbrook 21,565
  9. Saco 21,159
  10. Augusta 19,155

July 1, 2025 residents

Fastest growing, 2024–2025

  1. Rockland +1.4%
  2. Old Town +1.0%
  3. Auburn +0.8%
  4. Waterville +0.7%
  5. Gardiner +0.6%
  6. Westbrook +0.6%
  7. Sanford +0.4%
  8. Portland +0.2%
  9. Bath +0.2%
  10. Ellsworth +0.1%

Places with 5,000+ residents

Most jobs located in the place

  1. Portland 75,421
  2. Bangor 38,398
  3. Augusta 29,688
  4. South Portland 26,417
  5. Lewiston 24,179
  6. Westbrook 17,749
  7. Auburn 17,605
  8. Waterville 12,586
  9. Biddeford 11,737
  10. Bath 9,097

LODES 8.4 workplace jobs, latest year

Highest median household income

  1. Saco $92,241
  2. South Portland $86,838
  3. Westbrook $85,038
  4. Portland $79,540
  5. Ellsworth $77,375
  6. Sanford $72,524
  7. Biddeford $72,333
  8. Gardiner $71,782
  9. Bath $69,390
  10. Belfast $67,679

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median gross rent

  1. Caribou $757
  2. Presque Isle $904
  3. Augusta $919
  4. Belfast $962
  5. Waterville $978
  6. Lewiston $986
  7. Old Town $989
  8. Ellsworth $1,017
  9. Auburn $1,041
  10. Bath $1,044

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Highest median home value

  1. Portland $489,600
  2. South Portland $441,200
  3. Saco $413,100
  4. Biddeford $396,600
  5. Westbrook $383,300
  6. Belfast $340,900
  7. Bath $310,900
  8. Auburn $282,000
  9. Sanford $280,200
  10. Rockland $245,800

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Lowest median home value

  1. Caribou $134,100
  2. Presque Isle $147,200
  3. Waterville $184,600
  4. Augusta $201,000
  5. Old Town $208,100
  6. Bangor $219,600
  7. Gardiner $221,600
  8. Lewiston $235,100
  9. Ellsworth $242,300
  10. Brewer $245,300

ACS 2020–2024 · 5,000+ residents

Detailed profiles in Maine

Selected city profiles · population July 1, 2025; dollar medians ACS 2020–2024
City Population Annual growth Household income Home value Monthly rent
Portland, ME 69,911 + 0.2% $79,540 $489,600 $1,577
Lewiston, ME 38,866 + 0.1% $55,393 $235,100 $986
Bangor, ME 32,518 -0.0% $59,942 $219,600 $1,055
South Portland, ME 27,007 -0.1% $86,838 $441,200 $1,812
Auburn, ME 25,441 + 0.8% $66,647 $282,000 $1,041
Sanford, ME 22,663 + 0.4% $72,524 $280,200 $1,152
Biddeford, ME 22,399 -0.2% $72,333 $396,600 $1,292
Westbrook, ME 21,565 + 0.6% $85,038 $383,300 $1,392
Saco, ME 21,159 + 0.1% $92,241 $413,100 $1,249
Augusta, ME 19,155 -0.1% $47,979 $201,000 $919

All Maine city and town profiles

Every covered place has its own population history and geographic record. Survey-backed profiles add housing, household composition, resident industries and commuting. Browse the complete list below, ordered alphabetically; identical place names retain their entity labels and Census identifiers.

How Maine’s population is spread across places

Places of 25,000 to 99,999 residents hold the largest share of Maine’s covered place population: 48.9% across 5 places. Between July 2024 and July 2025, places of 10,000 to 24,999 residents changed fastest as a group (+0.2%), while places of 2,500 to 9,999 residents changed least (+0.1%). Size bands use July 2025 populations; group change sums each band’s 2024 and 2025 estimates.

Maine places by size · PEP Vintage 2025
Residents in July 2025 Places Combined population Share of place population Places that grew Group change 2024–2025
25,000 to 99,999 5 193,743 48.9% 3 of 5 +0.2%
10,000 to 24,999 6 124,520 31.4% 4 of 6 +0.2%
2,500 to 9,999 11 76,980 19.4% 6 of 11 +0.1%
500 to 2,499 1 1,285 0.3% 0 of 1 −0.4%

What this state directory covers

The list uses Census Population Estimates Program place records (summary level 162): mostly incorporated cities, towns and villages, with their official labels and identifiers. Unincorporated communities and most census-designated places are outside this release, so a named community can be absent even though people live there, and the place totals above are smaller than the state population. Annual changes can reflect boundary adjustments as well as population change. Dollar figures are ACS 2020–2024 five-year medians in 2024 dollars, joined by exact place GEOID. Read the full methodology.

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