Best PlacesRosemont, Portland, ME Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosemont, Portland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rosemont, Portland ranks 668th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rosemont, Portland
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Rosemont, Portland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosemont, Portland ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA+, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Rosemont, Portland ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rosemont, Portland
A household needs to earn about $156,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosemont, Portland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $101,519, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rosemont, Portland's effective rate of 1.13%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rosemont, Portland
Rosemont, Portland runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rosemont, Portland.
Who works in Rosemont, Portland, and how
Work in Rosemont, Portland centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Rosemont, Portland
The coast is about 8 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Rosemont, Portland, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rosemont, Portland, month by month
Rosemont, Portland sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 17° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Rosemont, Portland
The nearest airport, Portland International Jetport, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rosemont, Portland
Schools across Rosemont, Portland average an A+, better than 97% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Longfellow School-portlandA+ · 88% proficient
- Ocean AvenueA+ · 75% proficient
- Amanda C Rowe SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- King Middle SchoolA+ · 71% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosemont, Portland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosemont, Portland measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rosemont, Portland against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rosemont, Portland
Is Rosemont, Portland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosemont, Portland ranks 668th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, and good schools, and lowest on cell coverage and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rosemont, Portland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $570,483. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $101,519 median income, cost of living beats 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Rosemont, Portland safe?
Yes, Rosemont, Portland is safer than 89% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $240 per resident a year.
Compare Rosemont, Portland with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosemont, Portland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosemont, Portland represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rosemont, Portland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosemont, Portland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosemont, Portland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosemont, Portland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosemont, Portland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosemont, Portland detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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