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Born and raised in Maine, visit (and work from there) semi-regularly. If you are looking to live in Maine, stay close to the coast. As mentioned in another post
by liquidise 10y ago
Born and raised in Maine, visit (and work from there) semi-regularly. If you are looking to live in Maine, stay close to the coast. As mentioned in another post, the land north of Bangor/Augusta is so rural as to consider it uncivilized.
Pros:
- Gorgeous landscapes, forests, mountains and coastlines
- It's hard to be > 20 min from a lake/ocean people swim at
- Portland, ME. has perhaps the best cuisine:population ratio of any city in the nation.
- Cost of living, specifically real-estate, is silly low
- Maine lobsters are cheaper than deli meats in the summer (seriously)
Cons:
- Gov. LePage is a thing
- If you are into the city life, Maine will feel slow.
- The summer heat+humidity and mosquitoes are a unique blend of annoying.
- xerophyte12932 10y agoYour comment > Cost of living, specifically real-estate, is silly low Clashes with another comment From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11845054 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11845054: > Portland is "expensive" for rent (you're very lucky to get a nice 1br for 1400/mo, with rents on the rise due to out-of-state purchasing of condos for rental-income or airBNB/subsidizing owner-seasonal housing) > Housing costs are steeply on the rise Please explain