While sitting in my vacation home in Maine, I learned from Brian Potter's article on vacation homes that Maine is the state where the largest share of homes are seasonal residences — and it's not particularly close. This is a fact about the Maine housing stock, but it reveals a larger truth about the Maine economy: While many places in the United States have significant seasonal economic cycles, Maine's economy experiences the largest systematic seasonal impact. New Hampshire next door is similarly situated, but the impact is smaller.
New Hampshire next door is similarly situated, but the impact is smaller. Florida, like Maine, has a lot of tourism. But visits to Florida are less seasonal, and Florida has ten (10.
But visits to Florida are less seasonal, and Florida has ten (10. ) metro areas with larger permanent populations than Greater Portland, so there's just a lot more happening there.