Living in Naples, ME
Naples is a tiny town of 527 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 23 miles from Lewiston, ME and 114 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $534k and rent runs about $2k a month.
527people
$534kTypical home
$1,842/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
74"Snow
230Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 527
- Part of a metro area
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 114 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $534k (≈$3,364/mo)
- Median rent $1,842/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 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 58
- 14% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to PWM airport
- 26 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 335 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 186 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.