Thinking about moving to Maine (Portland, Freeport: friendly, money, area)

[WhoFanMe]

Welcome to the Maine forum, pisces_rach. Perhaps you can share more details about what you are looking for and the posters here can add their thoughts.

[island mermaid]

Originally Posted by pisces_rach

I have been thinking about moving my family to Maine. I live in Ohio and there just are not any jobs or a future for my children here. I was thinking about maybe Portland or South Portland. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks

Perhaps you should do a local job search on line? Career Builder and Monster both have Maine listings.

Quite honestly, we have no idea what type of work you are looking for and frankly my telepathy is down this morning.

[lrfox]

I agree with Fort Lauderdale Mermaid. Maine tends to not be an economic powerhouse (to put it lightly) and it's hard to find jobs (particularly for those with a degree) in good times, let alone now. You could be in a field where there's potential here (medical perhaps) but I would doubt that the economic picture here is any better than it is in Ohio.

The Portland area is nice, but it's really not a major player economically. Sure, it's the biggest city in Maine, but it's less than 1/2 the size of Dayton, Ohio and BARELY 1/4 the size of Akron Ohio. It's super tiny; comparably sized cities in Ohio would be Springfield or Hamilton. The good news is, crime is very low here and it's less expensive than most of the Northeast, but Portland is probably not a much better bet for jobs than anywhere in Ohio.

If you're willing to live off of less money to benefit from lower crime, friendly neighbors, and beautiful scenery, then a move to Portland may not be a bad idea. If you're looking to move here for an equal or better job, then I would seriously recommend doing heavy research at one of the job search sites and calling places to try and lock something up in advance. It's not the land of economic opportunity up here, and I would suggest having something locked up before you come out hoping for a better life.

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Elcarim

People truly do NOT move to Maine for more jobs, better pay or increased opportunity. Maine is a wonderful place, but people move there for a completely different set of reasons! ...

I generally sing the praises of Maine the loudest on CD.

I agree with your statement. Maine jobs do not tend to pay higher wages.

There is generally NOT any greater opportunity for corporate advancement in Maine.

We came to Maine due to the localized depressed economy, the cheaper home prices, the ruralness, and the low taxes.

My pension would not support us in many other areas. We needed an area where folks can support growing families on minimum wage incomes.

We have lived previously in areas where the high cost-of-living would have simply been to much.

And the same goes for high tax areas.

With my pension income, Maine is wonderful for us!

However as a mid-career ladder climber, I don't see climbing much in Maine.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

I generally sing the praises of Maine the loudest on CD.

I agree with your statement. Maine jobs do not tend to pay higher wages.

There is generally NOT any greater opportunity for corporate advancement in Maine.

We came to Maine due to the localized depressed economy, the cheaper home prices, the ruralness, and the low taxes.

My pension would not support us in many other areas. We needed an area where folks can support growing families on minimum wage incomes.

We have lived previously in areas where the high cost-of-living would have simply been to much.

And the same goes for high tax areas.

With my pension income, Maine is wonderful for us!

However as a mid-career ladder climber, I don't see climbing much in Maine.

Good post forest!

[forest beekeeper]

Originally Posted by Fort Lauderdale mermaid

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Quite honestly, we have no idea what type of work you are looking for and frankly my telepathy is down this morning.

I think that a triple dose of rum should help get your telepathy back online.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

I think that a triple dose of rum should help get your telepathy back online.

Grey Goose!

[Elcarim]

A triple dose of rum would make her see LOTS of things!

[CoastalMaine]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

I generally sing the praises of Maine the loudest on CD.

I agree with your statement. Maine jobs do not tend to pay higher wages.

There is generally NOT any greater opportunity for corporate advancement in Maine.

We came to Maine due to the localized depressed economy, the cheaper home prices, the ruralness, and the low taxes.

My pension would not support us in many other areas. We needed an area where folks can support growing families on minimum wage incomes.

We have lived previously in areas where the high cost-of-living would have simply been to much.

And the same goes for high tax areas.

With my pension income, Maine is wonderful for us!

However as a mid-career ladder climber, I don't see climbing much in Maine.

This is a sensible post Gaylen

[Shuffler]

Originally Posted by forest beekeeper

I generally sing the praises of Maine the loudest on CD.

I agree with your statement. Maine jobs do not tend to pay higher wages.

There is generally NOT any greater opportunity for corporate advancement in Maine.

We came to Maine due to the localized depressed economy, the cheaper home prices, the ruralness, and the low taxes.

My pension would not support us in many other areas. We needed an area where folks can support growing families on minimum wage incomes.

We have lived previously in areas where the high cost-of-living would have simply been to much.

And the same goes for high tax areas.

With my pension income, Maine is wonderful for us!

However as a mid-career ladder climber, I don't see climbing much in Maine.

Pretty much sums up why I couldn't justify the move...economic reality for us wouldn't support the costs necessary to 'live the dream' out there.

I'm about 50% poorer than I was last year at this time, on paper anyway...