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Transit Quality in Portland

Portland ranks #46 of 134 US cities for transit quality, with a Transit Quality score of 66 — Fun. That puts it in the 66th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Maine.

Transit Quality score
66
Fun
National rank
#46 of 134
In Maine
#1 of 1
Percentile
66th

The typical city scores 50 for transit quality; Portland sits 16 points above the median.

How transit quality is measured

How well a person without a car can move around the city.

Data sources: GTFS schedules via Transit.land, the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database and US Census ACS B08301 commuter mode share.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Portland

  1. T#43 Spokane, WA 68
  2. #45 San Diego, CA 67
  3. #46 Portland, ME — this page 66
  4. T#47 Las Vegas, NV 65
  5. T#47 Norfolk, VA 65

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Top US cities for transit quality

  1. #1 New York, NY 93
  2. T#2 Boston, MA 92
  3. T#2 Jersey City, NJ 92
  4. T#2 Washington, DC 92
  5. T#5 Chicago, IL 91

More about Portland

Portland scores 100 overall (Exceptional) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: