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Country around Stoneham is a rural area of about 271 people in Oxford County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Lewiston, ME and 133 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
271people
$226kTypical home
$1,125/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
94"Snow
212Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 271 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 133 mi to Boston, MA
- 37 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,426/mo)
- Median rent $1,125/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to PWM airport
- 51 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oxford County: R+13 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk