moving to maine-need advice!

My husband and I have decided to move to Maine after we sell our house in Upstate NY with our two children and two dogs. What county/town should we be researching that would be best for school age children and financially feasible on a combined income of around $150K. Thanks! :)

moving to maine-need advice!

South Portland area maybe...........just saw that Cape Elizabeth schools got a high rating on some national scale.

moving to maine-need advice!

Might it be easier to sell the house without the two children and two dogs? :)

I think you might like being within 30 minutes of Portland, which include towns like Cape Eliz, Scarborough, Yarmouth, Falmouth, and Brunswick.

However, if you don%26#39;t ming being farther north/east, the greater Camden area and the Blue Hill area are also nice.

Where do you see yourself living. In a city, out in the country, a small farm?

Thanks Joe and Michele...appreciate the humor as well! :) I would prefer the countryside although living in Portland does not scare me. I like the idea of having all convieniences close by, however, 30 minute commute is what I%26#39;m used to. Thanks again!

When you visited Maine before, what parts did you like? Do you sort of have a feeling where you might like to be?

Does anyone remember when that thread was running about moving to Maine? That%26#39;d be a great one for Niko to read. I%26#39;ll see if I can find it.....

There are a handful of threads that discussed moving to Maine. These are the titles:

Considering moving to Brunswick area

A possible move to Portland

Moving to Portland

Real Estate Agent Recommendations

relocating to Maine (two threads by this name)

Best place to live

Not to sound too facetious, but with a combined income of $150,000, you should be able to live most anyplace you want. The odds are quite good that you will make money on selling your house in NY and buying one in Maine, particularly the further you buy outside the Portland metro area.

You really need to decide whether you want to move to the Portland/southern Maine area, or move to the ';other'; Maine. Although geographically all one state, in most other ways they are worlds apart.

The Camden area has a lot to offer. Many cultural events, great schools, skiing, boating, lakes, etc. If you don%26#39;t want to fight the tourists in the summer, find a place in one of the surrounding towns, Hope, Lincolnville, Appleton. Students from 5 towns come together to attend high school in Rockport. We live in Hope and it%26#39;s a wonderful small community with the best folks for neighbors. You%26#39;ll have no problem living on $150 K a year. We do it easily on less.

Nikotime, we live in Wells ME a town with about 9000 locals that swells in the summer season with both tourists and summer residents. The tax rate last year was under $8.00 a thousand which is great. I%26#39;d look to see what they are in other towns. The school district here is wonderful. I%26#39;m a retired banker but know many people that are employed in the school district as well as parents of school aged children. Maine does have a sales tax (5.5% I think) and an income tax. We are only 30 minutes to Portland a wonderful small city that is a little cosmopolitan but has a working waterfront. Also half hour to Portsmouth NH another wonderful place to visit and shop. I know the other coastal towns are wonderful but don%26#39;t know much about tax bases or school districts. As someone earlier said with your income most areas in southern Maine will offer you a wonderful experience. Good luck and ';Welcome to Maine, the way life should be';