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Oak Hill is a big small town of 5,631 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 8 miles from Portland, ME and 93 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,631people
$429kTypical home
$1,743/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
68"Snow
230Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,631
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,004 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Boston, MA
- 8 mi to Portland, ME
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,706/mo)
- Median rent $1,743/mo
- Median household income $98k
- 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
- 68" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 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 51
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PWM airport
- 4 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 474 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 185 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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