Valley Street, located between Congress Street and the Fore River Parkway, is a residential and light-industrial Portland neighborhood with compact blocks and working waterfront edges. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Valley Street–Congress Street junction, where corner storefronts, repair shops, and small studios meet steady cross-town traffic. Longfellow Square anchors the nearby streetscape, while the Portland Museum of Art and Merrill Auditorium add a cultural throughline up Congress. Housing mixes older multi-unit buildings with converted commercial spaces, giving the area a practical, lived-in texture. Side streets feel quieter, while the main corridors carry buses, bikes, and a steady rhythm of daily errands. The Fore River Trail and Western Promenade corridor frame the geography with green relief and broad views.
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Historical weather
Portland, ME • 04102
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
4/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 88° expected this year, 18 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
60% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 1 days in 30 years
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12 Gilman St Unit 4 is located in Portland, the 04102 zipcode, and the Portland Public Schools.