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Kezar Falls is a tiny town of 819 people in Oxford County, Maine. It's about 36 miles from Portland, ME and 102 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
819people
$234kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
230Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 819
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,066 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Boston, MA
- 36 mi to Portland, ME
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 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 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PWM airport
- 30 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 381 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 136 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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