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Cumberland Center vs Cumberland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Cumberland CenterNorth Yarmouth
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland Center has the most people working from home (33.6%).
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Cumberland Center | Cumberland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,790Lowest |
8,647Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.9±7.8Lowest 15% below ME |
41.9±4Highest 6% below ME |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 30.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland Center and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 11%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 75.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cumberland Center and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $170,125±$33kLowest 128% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $539,500±$74kLowest 82% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$759 88% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,535Lowest 115% above ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cumberland and Cumberland Center are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 99.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 4% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 33.6%±13.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland Center and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #25 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 51/MSAD 51 |
| High school in town | — | Greely High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.