2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Portland, ME vs New Castle, CO

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Is it cheaper to live in New Castle or is it cheaper to live in Portland?
- New Castle is 8.4% more expensive than Portland.

Which city has more affordable housing, New Castle or Portland?
- New Castle housing costs are 3.4% more expensive than Portland housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Portland or is Health Care more affordable in New Castle.
- Health related expenses are 10.4% less in New Castle.
 Portland, MENew Castle, COUnited States
 Overall  Unlock121.9100
 Food & Groceries111.3  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock81.1100
 Housing149.1  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$524,500$338,100
 Utilities103  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock100.4100
 Miscellaneous114.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for New Castle    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Small town  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been here about 1 1/2 years. Climate is great, lots of snow in winter, mild summers but still hits triple digits though:/ Work is hard to come by unless you are in the  More

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New Castle is a small town outside of Glenwood Springs. We have beautiful weather, gorgeous mountains but it is very expensive to live here... I think the cost of  More

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