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Portland vs Haverhill

Portland, ME compared with Haverhill, MA · 74 miles apart

Portland has 69,911 residents to Haverhill’s 68,361. Portland comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Haverhill does better on median household income, homeownership, price to income.

Portland, ME Haverhill, MA
Population 69,911 68,361
Density (per sq mi) 3,246 2,069
Median household income $79,540 $88,326
Median home value $489,600 $453,900
Median rent $1,577 $1,668
Homeownership 46.9% 62.8%
Average commute 19.4 min 27.4 min
Median age 37.8 39.4
Bachelor's degree + 59.7% 32.6%
Poverty rate 11.2% 11.3%
Unemployment 4.2% 5.7%
Price to income 6.2× 5.1×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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