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Rumford is a small town of 4,067 people in Oxford County, Maine. It's about 37 miles from Lewiston, ME and 154 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $785 a month.
4,067people
$123kTypical home
$785/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
88"Snow
212Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,067
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 517 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Boston, MA
- 37 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$777/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,264 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to AUG airport
- 63 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 653 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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