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Bridgton is a small town of 1,756 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 27 miles from Lewiston, ME and 121 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $781 a month.
1,756people
$264kTypical home
$781/moRent
78° / 28°Summer / winter
84"Snow
212Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,756
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 238 people per sq mi
- 121 mi to Boston, MA
- 27 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,664/mo)
- Median rent $781/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PWM airport
- 36 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 528 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.