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Comparing South Portland vs Westbrook vs Portland

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Headline numbers

South Portland

ME

$2,412

YoY change
+4.4%
Vacancy
2.6%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
41.9%

Westbrook

ME

$2,317

YoY change
Vacancy
2.5%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
38.8%

Portland

ME

$2,299

YoY change
+3.2%
Vacancy
3.6%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
53.1%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — South Portland vs Westbrook vs Portland

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric South PortlandWestbrookPortland
Median household income $86,838$85,038$79,540
Median age 40.937.437.8
Renter household share 41.9%38.8%53.1%
YoY rent change +4.4%+3.2%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.