Cushing
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About Cushing
Town in Maine, United StatesCushing is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. Cushing includes the villages of North Cushing, Cushing, South Cushing, and Pleasant Point.
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Housing in Cushing
The typical Cushing home is worth about $483,000, up 3.3% in a year, 16% above the Maine typical home.
Work & commute in Cushing
Full picture →Most working residents leave Cushing for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Rockland (16%), Thomaston (9%) and Warren (7%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in Cushing
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 71% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maine
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 30 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Cushing
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Cushing
Full climate →Cushing has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 74°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 53 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Cushing
All Cushing schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Cushing’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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