Cities

Data such as typical home value, one-year price change and five-year price change were used to find the hottest towns/cities in Maine. So, who’s leading the pack? Surprisingly, not Portland.

It's always interesting to see how town populations fluctuate over the years. Courtesy of the 1950 New Hampshire census, we can do just that.

These towns have that special charm resembling a Hallmark movie during the winter months.

What’s the big draw? If you live here or have just visited, Portland has it all: breathtaking coastlines, vibrant cultural offerings, a killer food scene, craft breweries everywhere, and easy access to outdoor adventures like hiking and skiing.

When anyone thinks of Massachusetts, there's a good chance they may be quick to think of places to travel to like Boston, Cape Cod, Salem, the Berkshires, Cambridge, or Nantucket/Martha's Vineyard. People here know there are plenty of other amazing spots that I'm leaving out. However, none of those were picked as the 25 most underrated destinations in the U.S. As it turns out, the Bay State has two of them. What do you think they are?

Which names do you recognize?

Wallet Hub has released their list of the 'most sinful' cities across the entire nation with a pair of Maine metros featured

Here's what locals say are the best towns in the Granite State.

Safety first.

Lawnstarter has released their annual list of the 150 dirtiest cities in America, with five places in three different New England states making the list.

Safewise has crunched the numbers from last year, and revealed the 10 safest places in Maine to call home for 2024.

Have you done it?

A WalletHub study revealed that New England is home to eight of the best small cities in the country.

Massachusetts has some of the most unique town names of any state in the U.S. And that's actually an understatement. Some town names are so distinctively unique that plenty of residents don't even know how to pronounce them. There's also towns in the Bay State begin with the four directions: North, East, West, and South. There are even 19 towns throughout the Bay State that end in 'ham'. But throughout all the crazy, unique, eccentric, and bizarre town names in Massachusetts, some just don't sound like they are towns that should exist in the Bay State whatsoever!

A Bay State town just 15 minutes outside of Boston is being featured among the nation's fastest-growing cities.

HGTV published a list of the 50 most charming small towns in America, including one in the Granite State.