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Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Portland

$272kMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 510· Elev. 292 ftWikipedia

Portland is a borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The population of Portland was 494 at the 2020 census. Portland is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was thus the 68th most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.Wikipedia

About the RegionMid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$272k
Median Home Price
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Livability

Walk Score
66
Transit Score
32
Internet
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Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity
70%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
71/100
Good
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
48"
inches per year
Snowfall
8"
inches per year
Air Quality
42
Good AQI
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Demographics

Population510
Altitude292 ftabove sea level

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