Cumberland CenterME
This town of 2,790 people was settled in 1826.
Is Cumberland Center a good place to live?
75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cumberland Center, above both the Maine town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 144 Maine towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents 65 or older than Cumberland Center. Cumberland Center’s concentration of trails is 2.7 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in Maine’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Cumberland Town Forest, 131 acres with 2.5 miles of trail. We don’t grade Cumberland Center yet; the figures below are still real.
94% of working residents leave Cumberland Center for work
Where Cumberland Center’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Portland Head Light and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cumberland Center. Close and well known come first.
12 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
9 mi LandmarkFort Gorges23 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
10 mi MuseumPortland Museum of Art
9 mi MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
29 mi MuseumSeashore Trolley MuseumPhoto credits
Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Cumberland Center: who provides what
Cumberland Center is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cumberland Center.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Cumberland Center: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 82% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Cumberland Center, 38% come from inland flooding and 26% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Cumberland Center stands out in Maine and nationally, with the median household income higher than most
For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away. The share of working residents in Cumberland Center who work locally: 5.6%. Since 2013, Cumberland Center has added 195 jobs, to 945 in 2023. The top destinations are Portland (31%), Cumberland (10%) and Westbrook (7%).
| Cumberland Center | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $170,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.6% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cumberland Center has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The July high for Cumberland Center comes to 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Maine and the rest of the country, fewer of Cumberland Center’s adults smoke cigarettes
Among 144 Maine towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Cumberland Center. 14% of adults in Cumberland Center get no exercise outside work; 25% have obesity. Cumberland Center: 17% of adults binge drink.
| Cumberland Center | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cumberland Center | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.3% | 10.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 14.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7.3% of the land in Cumberland Center is protected from building
Across 6 parks and preserves: 12 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Cumberland Center: 6, covering 317 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cumberland Town Forest | 2.5 mi | 131 |
| 2. Greely Woods | 1.2 mi | 45 |
| 3. Town Open Space | — | 65 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Cumberland Center sell for about $895K
Among households in Cumberland Center, 99% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Cumberland Center
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Cumberland Center
About 4 of every 100 Cumberland Center residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Cumberland Center’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Cumberland Center.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Center | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cumberland | #1 | A+ | D | A+ | A | A+ |
| North Yarmouth | #15 | A− | C− | — | A | A |
North Yarmouth reports no FBI crime data of its own. Cumberland Center isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cumberland Center with a neighbor →
Questions about Cumberland Center
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cumberland Center, ME a good place to live?
We don’t grade Cumberland Center yet; the figures below are still real.