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04101 vs 11961

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04101 — Portland, ME
66
Area Score
Top 29% nationally
11961 — Ridge, NY
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

04101
11961
Opportunity
70 · Top 21%
vs
62 · Top 34%
Climate
56 · Bottom 7%
vs
66 · Bottom 38%
Physical resilience
94 · Top 5%
vs
95 · Top 4%
Housing affordability
29 · Bottom 2%
vs
43 · Bottom 7%
Access
51 · Bottom 4%
vs
74 · Bottom 15%
Economic stability
53 · Bottom 38%
vs
56 · Bottom 44%

Measured values

Metric0410111961Source period
Population18,43112,3152024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$63,880$76,2162024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$53,597$47,5412024 ACS 5-Year
Population density9,088/sq mi819/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$617,600$420,8002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,566$2,0442024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate22.7%89.4%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate2.4%3.6%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)-1.1%-0.5%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher58.1%28.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate17.5%4.1%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high80°F83°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low16°F24°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation48.1"44.2"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport78 mi50 miNASR current cycle
Average commute20.6 min39.0 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age35.853.12024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools312024-25 school year
Students per teacher12.9810.062024-25 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility51.2%36.5%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Maine and New York do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

04101

Elevated or high exposure: ice storm, hurricane, coastal flooding.

11961

Elevated or high exposure: coastal flooding, hurricane.

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66
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Full profiles: 04101 — Portland, ME · 11961 — Ridge, NY · How this is calculated: methodology

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