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Cumberland Center is a small town of 2,790 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 12 miles from Portland, ME and 108 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $540k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,790people
$540kTypical home
$1,589/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
80"Snow
230Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,790
- Part of a metro area
- About 659 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Boston, MA
- 12 mi to Portland, ME
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $540k (≈$3,402/mo)
- Median rent $1,589/mo
- Median household income $170k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PWM airport
- 11 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 118 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 533 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 42 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 2% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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.