2025 Compare Cities Housing:
Portland, ME vs Rochester, MN

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- The median age of a home in Portland is 54.5% older than the median age of a home in Rochester.
 Portland, MERochester, MNUnited States
 Median Home Age77  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$291,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock46.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.121.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$11.5$11.0
 Homes Owned41.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented47.8%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Portland, MERochester, MNUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,730$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,300  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$990$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,930  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,760$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,770  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Portland, MERochester, MNUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.7%3.6%
 Vacant Other2.7%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Portland, MERochester, MNUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock1.4%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock21.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99930.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock16.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99916.1%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock5.7%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.3%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Portland, MERochester, MNUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock18.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.4%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.0%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock12.5%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.8%10.0%
 1940 to 19496.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock8.1%12.2%
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 Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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