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Steep Falls is a small town of 1,861 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 24 miles from Portland, ME and 102 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $243k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,861people
$243kTypical home
$1,553/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
74"Snow
230Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,861
- Part of a metro area
- About 185 people per sq mi
- 102 mi to Boston, MA
- 24 mi to Portland, ME
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,535/mo)
- Median rent $1,553/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 19 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 (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PWM airport
- 18 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 318 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 421 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.