A town of 4,262. Public schools that outperform most of Maine.
The 3 things Durham does most differently from other towns.
2012 · Lisbon Falls, Maine - panoramio (1)Where Durham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Durham. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Durham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Community School | PK–8 | 469 | A |
Most working residents leave Durham for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Freeport (13%), Brunswick (9%) and Lewiston (9%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Durham beats the Maine average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Durham | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.8% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.6% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 66% | 70.5% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.
Durham has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 84 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Durham home is worth about $444,000, about the same as a year ago, 7% above the Maine typical home.
3.9 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Runaround Pond Recreation Area | 0.6 mi | 140 |
| 2. Chesley Meadows Preserve | 0.5 mi | 160 |
| 3. Durham River Park | — | 11 |
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Durham on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Durham.
Town in Maine, United States
Durham is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,173 at the 2020 census. It is included in both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
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9 towns share a border with Durham.
