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Best places to retire in Maine
A growing percentage of the working-age population has been retiring each year since the Great Recession—a trend that has only sped up in the years since the pandemic began, according to a recent Congressional Research Service analysis. And as members of the boomer generation move solidly into their golden years, they're looking for a place to live out a longer retirement than previous generations have enjoyed.
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to retire in Maine using data from Niche.
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#30. Falmouth
- Population: 12,316
#29. Rumford
- Population: 5,846
#28. Portland
- Population: 68,063
#27. Millinocket
- Population: 4,127
#25. Farmington
- Population: 7,424
#24. Surry
- Population: 1,831
#23. Bath
- Population: 8,718
#22. Falmouth Foreside
- Population: 1,811
#21. Hampden
- Population: 7,638
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#20. Phippsburg
- Population: 2,038
#19. Bar Harbor
- Population: 5,098
#18. Brunswick
- Population: 21,589
#17. Chelsea
- Population: 2,761
#15. Old Orchard Beach
- Population: 8,954
#14. Cape Neddick
- Population: 2,485
#13. Topsham
- Population: 9,431
#12. York
- Population: 13,581
#10. Rockport
- Population: 3,615
#9. Scarborough
- Population: 21,857
#8. Kittery
- Population: 10,006
#7. Rockland
- Population: 6,977
#5. Kennebunkport
- Population: 3,607
#4. Cape Elizabeth
- Population: 9,448
#3. Hallowell
- Population: 2,542
#2. Kennebunk
- Population: 11,466
