Living in Falmouth, ME
Falmouth is a small town of 1,585 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 6 miles from Portland, ME and 103 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $833k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,585people
$833kTypical home
$1,573/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
71"Snow
230Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 660 people per sq mi
- 103 mi to Boston, MA
- 6 mi to Portland, ME
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $833k (≈$5,255/mo)
- Median rent $1,573/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (38 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (444 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to PWM airport
- 6 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 486 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 65 bars within 25 mi
- 179 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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