Most Praise Maine as Place to Live but Many Find it Unaffordable, Prefer Lower Cost of Living & Taxes Elsewhere
Abstract
Nearly three-quarters of Maine residents rate the state as a very good or good place to live with Republicans and Northern Mainers more downbeat. Only a quarter of Mainers describe the state as a铿ordable. Three in ten say they are likely to move out of Maine within the next 铿乿e years, including half of Republicans, with lower housing costs, cost of living, and taxes frequently sought after, along with a di铿erent political or social environment. If they were to leave the state, Mainers are most likely to say they would move to New Hampshire or Massachusetts.
Recommended Citation
麻豆社 Survey Center, "Most Praise Maine as Place to Live but Many Find it Unaffordable, Prefer Lower Cost of Living & Taxes Elsewhere 7/27/2026" (2026). All 麻豆社 Survey Center Polls. 984.
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