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Sanford is a small city of 22,247 people in York County, Maine. It's about 32 miles from Portland, ME and 76 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,247people
$280kTypical home
$1,152/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
66"Snow
230Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,247
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 466 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Boston, MA
- 32 mi to Portland, ME
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,767/mo)
- Median rent $1,152/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (182 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,179 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to PSM airport
- 27 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 289 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 472 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk