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Little Falls is a tiny town of 718 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 14 miles from Portland, ME and 101 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $2k a month.
718people
$376kTypical home
$2,205/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
230Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 718
- Part of a metro area
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 101 mi to Boston, MA
- 14 mi to Portland, ME
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,370/mo)
- Median rent $2,205/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to PWM airport
- 9 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 161 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 456 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 176 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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.