Cumberland is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Cumberland is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The population was 8,473 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland metropolitan area, Maine. Cumberland is one of the wealthiest municipalities in the state.

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How Cumberland ranks

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Town numbers

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Area code207

Living in Cumberland

Housing in Cumberland

$754K▲ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cumberland home is worth about $754,000, up 2.1% in a year, 81% above the Maine typical home.

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Safety in Cumberland

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Safety Grade A+

Cumberland reports less crime per resident than 98% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Cumberland 0

Maine 1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Cumberland 0.7

Maine 9.6

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Cumberland

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School Grade A

The public schools Cumberland’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 93% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation.

#25Best public schoolsof 133 in ME

DistrictRSU 51/MSAD 51Schools5

Mabel I Wilson School BElementary · Grades PK–3 · 730 students Greely Middle School 4-5 A-Elementary · Grades 4–5 · 375 students Greely Middle School AMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 515 students Greely High School A-High · Grades 9–12 · 615 students FRIENDS SCHOOL OF PORTLAND

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.

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