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About Portland
Town in Connecticut, United StatesPortland ( PORT-lənd) is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). It is situated across the Connecticut River from Middletown. Brownstone quarried in Portland was used in the construction of Hartford's Old State House in 1796. The vast majority of the brownstone buildings in Connecticut (see College Row at Wesleyan University and the Long Walk at Trinity College) as well as the famous brownstones in New York City were built with brownstone from Portland's quarries. Later, one of the quarries was tran…
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Housing in Portland
The typical Portland home is worth about $421,000, up 3.1% in a year, 7% below the Connecticut typical home.
Only 3 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Portland
Safety Grade A
Portland reports less crime per resident than 92% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Portland
All Portland schools →School Grade B
The public schools Portland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of Connecticut’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within CT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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