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Elijah Kellogg House
The Elijah Kellogg House is an historic house on Barton Lane in Harpswell, Maine.
About Harpswell
Town in Maine, United StatesHarpswell is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, on Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. The population was 5,031 at the 2020 census. Harpswell is composed of a peninsula contiguous with the rest of Cumberland County, called Harpswell Neck, as well as three large islands connected by bridges: Sebascodegan Island (locally known as Great Island), Orr's Island, and Bailey Island. Ninety-five smaller islands are within Harpswell's municipal borders. About 40% of Harpswell jobs were linked directly to maritime occupations or indirectly through recreation and tourism, according to a 2014 study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As of 2022, Harpswell had the highest …
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Housing in Harpswell
The typical Harpswell home is worth about $729,000, up 2.8% in a year, 75% above the Maine typical home.
Work & commute in Harpswell
Full picture →Most working residents leave Harpswell for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Brunswick (15%), Portland (13%) and Bath (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
Health in Harpswell
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maine
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Harpswell
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Harpswell
Full climate →Harpswell has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 84 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Harpswell
All Harpswell schools →School Grade B
The public schools Harpswell’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 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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