Hey! We love it here. I chose it for family reasons initially but am happily settled in. We've found a fun talented and creative community at http://www.thinktankportland.com/ . There are pros and cons for sure. It's easy to get to NYC (just about an hour flight and the local airport is a breeze to use). But not as easy to get to SF (sadly no direct flights). We've got affordable housing, some good school systems, access to nature and the ocean and the beautiful maine coast, islands, amazing summers, lots of great people, and hardly any traffic at all.

Access to talent may not be as plentiful here as elsewhere but in a smaller world it is also easier to be found by prospective hires. If anyone out there is searching for software development jobs here in Portland, Maine they should be able to find us- although we've got lots of work to do there... But anyway, if you're interested in learning more about this area let me know what else I can tell you!