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Oxford is a small town of 1,106 people in Oxford County, Maine. It's about 18 miles from Lewiston, ME and 127 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $836 a month.
1,106people
$183kTypical home
$836/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
80"Snow
212Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,106
- Part of a metro area
- About 133 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,157/mo)
- Median rent $836/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (34 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,779 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to PWM airport
- 36 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 50 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
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.