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Maine vs New Hampshire Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while New Hampshire has 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²).
- Maine's land area is 3.4 times (244%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 3.8 times (278%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km).
- Maine's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km).
- Maine's east-west width is 2.1 times (114%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); New Hampshire's is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m).
- Mount Washington is 1,024 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point
- Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Hampshire's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Maine vs New Hampshire Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while New Hampshire has 1,409,032 (2024).
- Maine and New Hampshire have about the same population.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs New Hampshire: 157.4.
- New Hampshire's population density is 3.5 times (245%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; New Hampshire's is Manchester with 116,386.
- Manchester's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area
- Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs New Hampshire's Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517).
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 8.8 times (779%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state.
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th state.
- In its current form, New Hampshire is the older of the two by 32 years.
Maine vs New Hampshire Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs New Hampshire's $119.3 billion.
- New Hampshire's economic output is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs New Hampshire: $84,694.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (20%) higher than Maine's.
Average income
- Maine: $68,932 vs New Hampshire: $83,192 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Hampshire's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Maine's.
Maine vs New Hampshire Counties
Number of counties
- Maine has 16 counties, while New Hampshire has 10.
- Maine's county count is 1.6 times (60%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest county by area
- Maine's largest county is Aroostook County at 6,671 square miles; New Hampshire's is Coos County at 1,795 square miles.
- Aroostook County's land area is 3.7 times (272%) larger than Coos County's.
Smallest county by area
- Maine: Sagadahoc County (254 sq mi) vs New Hampshire: Strafford County (368 sq mi).
- Strafford County's land area is 1.4 times (45%) larger than Sagadahoc County's.
Most populous county
- Maine: Cumberland County (313,809 people) vs New Hampshire: Hillsborough County (430,462 people).
- Hillsborough County's population is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Cumberland County's.
Least populous county
- Maine: Piscataquis County (17,432 people) vs New Hampshire: Coos County (31,094 people).
- Coos County's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Piscataquis County's.
Richest county
- Maine: Cumberland County ($90,142 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Rockingham County ($100,216).
- Rockingham County's income is 1.1 times (11%) richer than Cumberland County's.
Poorest county
- Maine: Franklin County ($52,725 per capita income) vs New Hampshire: Coos County ($60,657).
- Coos County's income is 1.2 times (15%) richer than Franklin County's.
Maine vs New Hampshire Taxes
State income tax
- Maine has a top income tax rate of 7.15%, while New Hampshire has no state income tax.
- Maine's top rate is 7.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Maine: 0.91% effective rate vs New Hampshire: 1.46% of home value per year.
- New Hampshire's rate is 0.55 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Maine: 5.5% combined state and average local rate vs New Hampshire: 0%.
- Maine's combined rate is 5.5 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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