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About this home
Welcome to 68 Taft Ave, a stylish 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch tucked into a convenient Portland location just moments from Westbrook. The main level offers an easy, spacious layout with three bedrooms, an updated kitchen, generous living room, and formal dining room. The partially finished basement adds flexible bonus space, currently used as a music & media room with a bonus informal bedroom. Step outside to a beautifully refreshed backyard designed for relaxing and entertaining. New landscaping and hardscaping surround the in-ground pool, including a Pennsylvania bluestone patio and steppers and a natural stone pool deck. A two-car tandem garage adds valuable storage and parking. With easy access to I-95 and just minutes from an abundance of shops, restaurants, and everyday conveniences, 68 Taft Ave offers the space and amenities to enjoy both home and everything Greater Portland has to offer.
Single-familyProperty Type
1956Year Built
9,147 sq ftLot Size
$285Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Alessandra Malone• Waypoint Brokers Collective
Nasons Corner, located between Westbrook and Deering Center, is a commercial and residential Portland neighborhood with a highway-edge energy and a pocket-park calm. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Brighton Avenue and Warren Avenue junction, where auto-oriented storefronts, small plazas, and steady traffic set a practical, on-the-go tone. Mid-century ranches and compact capes sit on leafy side streets, while larger apartment communities line the main corridors. Fore River Sanctuary adds boardwalk trails and marsh views that soften the built landscape. The Portland Transportation Center anchors regional movement with Amtrak and bus service. Local staples like Bissell Brothers Brewing, Foundation Brewing Company, and Allagash Brewing Company shape the area’s craft-beer identity nearby.
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Market insights
68 Taft Ave · $525,000
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 35 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.8%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$525,000
Median sale price in this area is $608,005. (16% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
23% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
First-floor bedroom
Bathtub
Shower
Storage
Finished full basement with interior entry and doghouse
One fireplace
8 total rooms
Bedrooms
Primary bedroom on the first floor
Second bedroom on the first floor
Third bedroom on the first floor
Additional bedroom/other room located in the basement
Bathrooms
Two full bathrooms
Kitchen
Electric range
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer hookup
Washer
Dryer
Flooring
Tile
Wood
Heating & cooling
Baseboard heating
Hot water heating
Exterior features
Patio
In-ground pool
Shed(s)
Level lot
Intown location near shopping, public transit, and turnpike/interstate
Paved road frontage
Home design
Single family residence
Built in 1956
Parking
Attached tandem 2-car garage
Paved parking with inside entrance
1–4 parking spaces available
Construction
Wood frame, brick, shingle siding and vinyl siding construction
Shingle roof
Below-grade finished living area present
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electric with circuit breakers
Water heater tied to heating system
HOA & community
No pet restrictions
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
Many recent updates to this RANCH! This three bedroom, two bathroom, ONE FLOOR LIVING comes with; a sunroom, hardwood flooring, an attached TWO car garage, fenced in back yard with a POOL and patio, a massive pool house/shed, and it is CONVENIENTly tucked away in a neighborhood between downtown Portland and the booming Rock Row area of Westbrook. It has everything and more that you need functionally and layout wise!
MREIS #643885
Aug 15, 2003
Listed
$185,000
$100/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2024
$6,034 (+4.2%)
$83,900 + $318,100
$402,000
2023
$5,793 (+5.9%)
$83,900 + $318,100
$402,000
2022
$5,471 (+4.8%)
$83,900 + $318,100
$402,000
2021
$5,222 (+31.9%)
$83,900 + $318,100
$402,000
2020
$3,960
$60,900 + $109,000
$169,900
2019
$3,960 (+3.7%)
$60,900 + $109,000
$169,900
2018
$3,819 (+3.8%)
$60,900 + $109,000
$169,900
2017
$3,678 (+2.5%)
$60,900 + $109,000
$169,900
2016
$3,587 (+2.3%)
$60,900 + $109,000
$169,900
2015
$3,505 (+3.1%)
$60,900 + $109,000
$169,900
2014
$3,398
$60,900 + $109,000
$169,900
Public record
Beds
3
Baths
1
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
9,148 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,244
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,244
Year built
1956
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Cumberland County
APN
125806
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 27, 2026.
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 89° expected this year, 17 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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Historical weather
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 8.4 hours in
June and 4.2 hours in December, placing it below the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
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Redfin Estimate for 68 Taft Ave
$528,650
$3,650 over list price of $525K
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The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $466K to $541K.