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A town of 5,942 people in Oxford County, Maine
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Town in Maine, United States
1782Established
5,858Population
69.5 sq miArea
610 ftElevation

Rumford is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Rumford is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The population was 5,858 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Rumford is home to both ND Paper Inc's Rumford Mill and the Black Mountain of Maine ski resort.

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ZIP code04276
Area code207
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Housing in Rumford

$180K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Rumford home is worth about $180,000, up 3.3% in a year, 57% below the Maine typical home.

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Safety in Rumford

C+

Safety Grade C+

Rumford reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 59% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Rumford 1.7
Maine 1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Rumford 13.9
Maine 9.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Rumford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 86% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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