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Freeport is a small town of 1,441 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 16 miles from Portland, ME and 115 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,441people
$421kTypical home
$1,456/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
77"Snow
230Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,441
- Part of a metro area
- About 840 people per sq mi
- 115 mi to Boston, MA
- 16 mi to Portland, ME
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,655/mo)
- Median rent $1,456/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (657 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PWM airport
- 18 mi to PWM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 32% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 141 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 479 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 43 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 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.