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A rustic Maine suburb with convenient access to Portland
A laidback, rustic atmosphere meets suburban convenience in Cumberland Center, which acts as the centralized gathering space for the town of Cumberland. The neighborhood hosts most of the town’s businesses and amenities along Main Street, including Cumberland’s public schools, the library and local restaurants. “It’s a professional community with rustic charm, good schools and great access to the city of Portland,” says Mary Conroy, associate broker with Portside Real Estate Group, who has served southern Maine for eight years. Though residents often commute out of town, they will find frequent community gatherings and plenty of outdoor spaces in Cumberland Center.
There are a variety of homes in Cumberland Center.
A couple takes a walk in Cumberland Center.
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Dara Bistro is a coffee shop by day and an elevated dinner spot by night
There aren’t many shops in the neighborhood, but the Hannaford in Yarmouth is 5 miles east and stocks groceries and daily essentials. Cumberland Center isn’t far from a variety of retail options either — the Freeport outlets are located 10 miles north, and South Portland’s Maine Mall is 14 miles south. Residents don’t need to travel far to go out to eat since there is a collection of local eateries along Main Street. Dara Bistro serves coffee and pastries in the morning and up-scale American dishes for dinner in the evening. Rise Pizza and Pub offers specialty pizzas and burgers, and residents can find fresh cider, pies and produce from local vendors at Sweetser's Apple Barrel and Orchards.
Local residents love Rise Pizza in Cumberland Center.
Enjoy some fine dining at Dara Bistro in Cumberland Center.
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Sample fresh apple cider at Sweetser’s Apple Barrel and Orchards
Sweetser’s Apple Barrel and Orchards hosts a roadside farm stand with apples and baked goods throughout the fall, but it also offers free samples of seasonal treats in September on Maine Apple Sunday. Also in September is the Cumberland County Fair, which features food stands and carnival games. The fair hosts a pig scramble for the neighborhood’s children, where they can capture and then raise their own pig before selling it at the fair’s auction a few years later. “It teaches kids about the daily work of farming, as well as the business side of agriculture. It gives them an appreciation of the full circle,” Conroy says. The Prince Memorial Library hosts recurring community events, including story walks and teen book groups.
Sweetser's Apple Barrel & Orchard sign and exterior in Cumberland, Maine
Prince memorial Library is a great amenity in Cumberland Center.
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Colonial Revivals and New Traditional properties in organized communities
Quiet communities of classic New England homes make up the housing stock in Cumberland Center. Houses are organized more closely than adjacent rural neighborhoods, but most homes still have spacious yards framed by pine trees. Homebuyers can find ranches and Colonial Revival homes built in the 1960s priced between $680,000 and $750,000. Cape Cod and saltbox properties from the 1990s usually cost around $550,000, while New Traditional homes on cul-de-sacs built in the last 20 years are priced between $800,000 and $1 million.
This saltbox home is nestled in Cumberland Center.
This contemporary home is tucked away in Cumberland Center.
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Highly rated schools in Cumberland
Kids start school at Mabel I. Wilson School, which serves grades prekindergarten through third and has a B-plus rating from Niche. A section of A-minus-rated Greely Middle serves fourth and fifth-grade students and students in grades 6 through 8. Students finish at B-rated Greely High, which has an arts and literary magazine called Inkwell. Students can apply to the Portland Arts and Technology High School to enroll in career-learning programs like horticulture, education and more.
Greely High School Serves Cumberland, Maine.
Greely Middle School serves Cumberland, Maine.
Mabel I. Wilson School serves Cumberland, Maine.
Casco Bay High School serves students from ninth to twelfth grade in North Deering.
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Disc golf at the Twin Brook Recreation Area and traditional golf at Val Halla Golf
Twin Brook Recreation Area is a go-to outdoor spot featuring 4 miles of forested nature trails and mixed athletic fields. Youth sports regularly meet on the soccer and baseball fields, and residents can try out disc golf at the park’s nine-hole course. During the colder months, residents can still get fresh air on the nature trails, which are groomed for cross-country skiing during the winter. Golfers swing over to Val Halla Golf and Recreation, an 18-hole course that also features tennis courts and an on-site restaurant. Kids can learn how to golf at the course’s junior summer camps. The neighborhood is coming together to create a free-to-pick community orchard, and residents can get involved with planning and workdays.
Welcome to the Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland, Maine.
Val Halla Golf Course is an 18-hole municipal golf course located in Cumberland Center, Maine.
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Walk to the library along Main Street or merge onto Interstate 295
Sidewalks along Main Street make the area walkable for those living along or near the road. However, most depend on personal vehicles to run errands in nearby towns and commute to work. Interstate 295 forms the neighborhood’s eastern edge and travels 12 miles south to Portland and 10 miles north to Freeport.
A mother and child take a stroll in Cumberland Center.
Cumberland Center is a great place to raise a family.
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On average, homes in Cumberland Center, ME sell after 15 days on the market compared to the national average of 50 days. The median sale price for homes in Cumberland Center, ME over the last 12 months is $785,000, up 11% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
SHOWINGS BEGIN MONDAY, JULY 14 - This immaculately maintained Cape-style home sits in the heart of Cumberland Center, where you'll enjoy the charm of a classic main street, top-ranked schools, and outdoor adventures just steps away at local land trust properties like Knight's Pond Preserve and Greely Woods. Recent updates mean you can move in and start enjoying the space right awaya€”no projects
A Rare Blend of Space, Privacy & Flexibility in CumberlandSet on 3.25 private acres in Cumberland's picturesque countryside, this stately Colonial offers 4,802± sq ft of finished living space—3,682± above grade and 1,120± in the partially finished basement. With 5 bedrooms and 4 full baths, including a flexible first-floor bedroom option and a full in-law apartment, the layout is ideal
A Rare Blend of Space, Privacy & Flexibility in CumberlandSet on 3.25 private acres in Cumberland's picturesque countryside, this stately Colonial offers 4,802± sq ft of finished living space—3,682± above grade and 1,120± in the partially finished basement. With 5 bedrooms and 4 full baths, including a flexible first-floor bedroom option and a full in-law apartment, the layout is ideal
This delightful colonial sits in one of Cumberland Center's favorite neighborhoods—near top-rated schools, ValHalla Golf & Recreation, restaurants, and town amenities. Inside: a bright kitchen with breakfast nook, dining room with heat pump, living room with fireplace, half bath with laundry, and direct entry from the oversized 2-car garage. Upstairs offers four bedrooms plus a full hall bath.
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