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A town of 1,550 people in Franklin County, Maine
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Map of New Sharon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land5.3%1,593 of 29,770 acres
Trails22 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves31,028 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Bridge and Orthodox Church, New Sharon, Mec. 1870
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Bridge and Orthodox Church, New Sharon, Me, c. 1870

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About New Sharon

Town in Maine, United States
1,458Population
46.8 sq miArea
289 ftElevation

New Sharon is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States, incorporated in 1794. The population was 1,458 at the 2020 census. The town is roughly bisected by the Sandy River, a tributary of the Kennebec River.

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ZIP code04955
Area code207
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Housing in New Sharon

$267K▲ 8.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical New Sharon home is worth about $267,000, up 8.2% in a year, 36% below the Maine typical home.

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The public schools New Sharon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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Maine · ME · Franklin County
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