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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

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