Which district in Portland (ME) is cheapest to stay in?
In Portland (ME), the cheapest district to stay in is South Portland, at a median asking price of $93 a night, and the priciest is East Bayside-India Street at $292 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 4 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 50 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 72 places checked, read 25 October 2026 18:25 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Portland (ME), East Bayside-India Street asks a median $292 a night, +215% against $93 in South Portland, the cheapest of 4 districts compared on the same 50 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Portland | $93 | $80–$120 | 50 | 15 | 8.4 (15) | 13% of 15 |
| Scarborough | $102 | $99–$117 | 50 | 8 | 8.4 (8) | 0% of 7 |
| Downtown | $158 | $121–$197 | 50 | 12 | 8.9 (11) | 42% of 12 |
| East Bayside-India Street | $292 | $144–$342 | 50 | 12 | 9.3 (10) | 50% of 12 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 50 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Portland (ME) whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is South Portland: a median $93 a night, score 8.4 across 15 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Portland | $93 | 8.4 | 15 |
| Scarborough | $102 | 8.4 | 8 |
| Downtown | $158 | 8.9 | 11 |
| East Bayside-India Street | $292 | 9.3 | 10 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Portland (ME) is in South Portland: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $117 against $92 Monday to Thursday (+26%), over 9 and 33 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Portland | $117 | $92 | +26% | 9 / 33 |
| Downtown | $198 | $158 | +25% | 9 / 33 |
| Scarborough | $108 | $102 | +5% | 9 / 33 |
| East Bayside-India Street | $251 | $292 | -14% | 9 / 33 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 50 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Portland (ME): 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 72 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 76 of the 76 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →