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1 / 30#30. Falmouth
- Population: 12,316
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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2 / 30#29. Rumford
- Population: 5,846
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3 / 30#28. Portland
- Population: 68,063
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4 / 30#27. Millinocket
- Population: 4,127
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5 / 30#26. Freeport
- Population: 8,622
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6 / 30#25. Farmington
- Population: 7,424
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7 / 30#24. Surry
- Population: 1,831
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8 / 30#23. Bath
- Population: 8,718
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9 / 30#22. Falmouth Foreside
- Population: 1,811
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10 / 30#21. Hampden
- Population: 7,638
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11 / 30#20. Phippsburg
- Population: 2,038
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12 / 30#19. Bar Harbor
- Population: 5,098
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13 / 30#18. Brunswick
- Population: 21,589
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14 / 30#17. Chelsea
- Population: 2,761
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15 / 30#16. Calais
- Population: 3,010
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16 / 30#15. Old Orchard Beach
- Population: 8,954
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17 / 30#14. Cape Neddick
- Population: 2,485
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18 / 30#13. Topsham
- Population: 9,431
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19 / 30#12. York
- Population: 13,581
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20 / 30#11. Yarmouth
- Population: 8,903
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21 / 30#10. Rockport
- Population: 3,615
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22 / 30#9. Scarborough
- Population: 21,857
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23 / 30#8. Kittery
- Population: 10,006
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24 / 30#7. Rockland
- Population: 6,977
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25 / 30#6. Camden
- Population: 5,175
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26 / 30#5. Kennebunkport
- Population: 3,607
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27 / 30#4. Cape Elizabeth
- Population: 9,448
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28 / 30#3. Hallowell
- Population: 2,542
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29 / 30#2. Kennebunk
- Population: 11,466
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30 / 30#1. Belfast
- Population: 6,890
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