Maine Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Population: 9,068

Located in Cumberland County

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Extending 12 miles into open ocean, rimmed by craggy shores and sandy beaches, Cape Elizabeth marks the entrance to spectacular Casco Bay. Most of the town's residential and commercial activity lies close to the bay's edge. Located 5 miles southeast of Portland, Cape Elizabeth is known as Maine's most affluent city

Recently named the best place in the country to raise children, the Cape Elizabeth Region has also been called "the economic center of Northern New England." Whether you want a great vacation or to move your company to the region, we have everything you need.

Whether you are a golfer, hiker, skier, sailor, fisherman, Cape Elizabeth is for you. If you want top flight public or private schools, superb colleges, and whether you enjoy fine dining, fresh lobster and seafood, great culture, top flight shows, fine hotels and B&Bs, shopping, an historic Old Port, pro baseball and hockey, sandy beaches, or ferry rides in the Bay, we have it all! In other words, we are the perfect town for everyone and anyone!

The Arts are alive and thriving in nearby Portland. Visit the Portland Museum of Art and see works by Winslow Homer, Andrew Wyeth, Monet and Picasso. And the Children's Museum right next door offers a wide range of hands-on exhibits for young artists. Portland has sports, offering Double A baseball in the summer and AHL Hockey in the winter. Internationally renowned artists, along with our own symphony orchestra, perform year round at the recently renovated Merrill Auditorium, one of the finest theaters in the Northeast.

Cape Elizabeth has some interesting and unique characteristics. It is the birthplace of legendary movie director John Ford. Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first winner of the Women's Olympic Marathon was raised in Cape Elizabeth and graduated from Cape Elizabeth High School. Town students typically rank first in Maine in statewide academic achievement examinations.

The Town contains Portland Head Light, the most photographed lighthouse in the world. Edward Hopper's painting, "Lighthouse Hill", showing Cape Elizabeth Light at Two Lights, is the country's most famous lighthouse painting. It is part of the collection of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Town has no railroads and the closest Interstate Highway is 5 miles away. Cape Elizabeth residents like it that way, it ensures that the town retains a sense of small town living and a sense of days gone by. There are no indications that things are likely change anytime in the near future, and residents like it that way.

We have the ocean, many beautiful fresh water lakes, great mountains for skiing in the winter and the unsurpassed beauty of Acadia National Park. Recently named as the best state in the nation to raise children, Maine and the greater Portland region is a magnificent setting for everyday life, making for devoted residents and faithful employees.

Photo Source: Sumit Narayan, wikipedia.org, cape.k12.me.us, & maine.gov