Maine, United States of America

High score (8-10)

Maine runs on a short summer season — roughly Memorial Day to Labor Day — and that compression works heavily in your favor if you show up with a strong profile. Portland punches way above its 68,000-person size for restaurants and nightlife, and the ratio of tourists to locals in summer means you're meeting people who are already in vacation mode and open to something happening. The local Yankee culture is reserved, but outsiders with money and confidence land differently here than in most places — the contrast against the working-class fishing town baseline is sharp. Coastal towns like Camden and Kennebunkport have a concentrated pocket of old money and professional women who summer here every year; get into those circles and this place delivers.

Mid score (6-8) · Your profile

Maine is fine but heavily conditional. Portland's Old Port has a real bar and restaurant scene — it's been ranked the best food city per capita in the US by Bon Appétit — but the city is genuinely small, and you will exhaust the social circuit fast. Locals are pleasant but there's a cultural term for people not from there: "from away," and they use it seriously — you're an outsider until you're not, which takes time you probably don't have. If you come in summer for a specific window and work the tourist-heavy coastal towns, you can manufacture opportunities, but don't expect the city to hand them to you.

Lower score (below 6)

Maine is one of the least diverse states in the country — over 94% white — and the culture in most of it is insular, rural, and slow to open up to anyone from outside. The economy is built on fishing, logging, and tourism, and the median household income in Maine sits well below the national average, which means the general dating pool skews working-class and highly local. Outside Portland, the towns are small and people have known each other their whole lives — you're walking into established social webs that don't really need you. Winter is brutal, dead, and isolating, and even Portland's scene essentially closes down; there is no version of this place that works for someone scoring below a 6 unless they've already got roots here.

What's the median income in Maine, United States of America?

$33k median

What's the typical marriage age for women in Maine, United States of America?

Women marry at 28

How common is a college degree in Maine, United States of America?

33% men have degree

What's the average male height in Maine, United States of America?

177 cm local avg

What's the average BMI for women in Maine, United States of America?

Local women avg 29.2