The tech industry is growing everywhere, and Northern New England is no exception. Companies in this region are constantly searching for new talent, and are hoping to draw in talented technical experts from other regions of the country. Are you currently considering making that move? Not sure what to expect? Don’t worry. We’ve assembled a list of population, travel time, homeownership, education, and accolade facts about Maine and New Hampshire. Once you see this list, and how high the quality of living is here, how could you not want to be a Northern New England technical consultant?
What You Need to Know About Maine:
- Population: 1,328,188
- Mean Travel Time to Work: 22.8 mins (National Average: 25.2 mins)
- Homeownership Rate (2006 – 2010): 73.1% (National Average:66.6%)
- Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units: $176,200 (National Average: $188,400)
- Median Household Income (2006-2010): $46,933 (National Average: $51,914)
- People Per Square Mile: 43.1 (National Average: 87.4)
- High School Graduates (% of persons 25 or older): 89.9% (National Average: 85%)
- Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of persons 25 or older): 26.5% (National Average: 27.9%)
- For more data, click here. Note that all data was collected from the United States Census Bureau.
- Ranked America’s Most Peaceful State in 2012 by the Institute for
Economics and Peace. This ranking is a result of Maine’s low crime rate. Read more about this report, here. - Maine was ranked 4th in CNBC’s list of America’s Best States to Live in 2012.
- Portland, ME was ranked as America’s 15th Techiest City by Travel + Leisure. Not too bad for a small New England city, huh?
- Forbes ranked Portland, ME as America’s most livable city due to its quality of life.
- Portland, ME was ranked as the 3rd Best American City for Families by Parenting Magazine. You can read more about their reasons for picking Portland here.
- Portland, ME was also ranked as the 3rd Best American City for Education by Parenting Magazine. This results from Maine’s low dropout rate as well as low student-teacher ratio. Read more about this here.
- Portland, ME was ranked as America’s Foodiest City by Bon Apetit in 2009.
What You Need to Know About New Hampshire
- Population: 1,318,194
- Mean Travel Time to Work: 25.5 mins (National Average: 25.5 mins)
- Homeownership Rate (2006 – 2010): 72.6% (National average: 66.6%)
- Median Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units: $253,200 (National Average: $188,400)
- Median Household Income (2006 – 2010): $63,277 (National Average: $51,914)
- People Per Square Mile (2010): 147 (National Average: 87.4)
- High School Graduates (% of persons 25 or older): 90.0% (National Average: 85%)
- Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of persons 25 or older): 32.9% (National Average: 27.9%)
- For more data, click here. Note that all data was collected from the United States Census Bureau.
- America’s Health Ratings ranked
New Hampshireas the 2nd Healthiest State in the Nation for 2011. - New Hampshire was ranked as the best state to live in 2012 by CNBC.
- The Foundation for Child Development ranked New Hampshire 3rd in its list of top 10 places to raise your child. Read more about it here.
- Kiplinger ranked Manchester, New Hampshire as having the 2nd lowest overall tax burden in the United States. Won’t your wallet like that?
Out of all of the 50 states in the nation, Maine and New Hampshire rank highly on some of the most important aspects of life. In these two states, you’ll be living among healthy, educated individuals with a growing technical industry. With stats like these, it’s no wonder that both Maine and New Hampshire have been nationally recognized for their quality of life. Will you be joining the ranks of Northern New England technical professionals?
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