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Originally Posted by EuroDuke
It's a nice little city.
Cultural diversity...well, Maine is technically the whitest state in the U.S. However, it's the one progressive touchstone in the state. Job market's tough. Cost of living is a lot lower than Queens.
If you've got kids, it's a nice place; and Maine, in general, has good public schools.
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You can drive less than an hour and be in the mountains, at a peaceful lake or pond, some of the prettiest coastline on the east coast. You can take 'The Cat' over to Yarmouth,NS. Boston is only a few hours away.
We would move to Portland in a heart beat. The down side is the job market is real tight. You said your wife is a RN?. She can find a job anywhere and get good bucks too.
The downside is its really expensive to live their. Not as bad as NY but the prop taxes are brutal by NC standards. Also, Winter heating can get expensive. You will also replace your car every 5-7 years due to the road salt in the winter.
Like I said, we would move to Portland in a heartbeat. Its peaceful, quiet, pretty and the people are really nice and friendly.