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South Paris is a small town of 2,210 people in Oxford County, Maine. It's about 19 miles from Lewiston, ME and 132 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $528 a month.
2,210people
$220kTypical home
$528/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
83"Snow
212Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Boston, MA
- 19 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $528/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to AUG airport
- 41 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 384 ft
- 35 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.