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43.60° N · 70.34° W · GEOID 2354490

Oak Hill

Cumberland County, Maine · part of the Portland, ME metro

MaineOak Hill, MEOak HillOak Hill

The short answer

Oak Hill is home to 5,631 people. Median household income is $97,610 a year and median rent is $1,743 a month, 21.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $429,100, about 4.4x annual median household income.

The story in Oak Hill is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2020 and 2024: rent went from 18.6% to 21.4% of income. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs only about $180 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 85% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 33 Maine places we track.

92OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Oak Hill scores better than 92% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 4th of 33 in Maine.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%39
Economy 20%77
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%78
Education 10%80
Commute 10%82
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,743
28% above the median place
Median household income
$97,610
22% above the median place
Median home value
$429,100
34% above the median place
Unemployment
3.1%
36% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Oak Hill

  • Who lives hereHouseholds average 2.05 people, smaller than than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Oak Hill

Cumberland County gains about 0.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,543
Moved out13,335
Net+208

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

York County, ME1,8792,279−400
Oxford County, ME359479−120

Within Maine, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MaineOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$86K
Leavers$77K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cumberland County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cumberland County report $85,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $77,200, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$69,700 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,743 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,923 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $429,100.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 16.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Frankenmuth, MI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.5%
74% above the median place
Income of households moving in6
$85,842
22% above the median place
Income of households moving out6
$77,178
10% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureOak HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.0%4% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.5%74% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure0.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$85,84222% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$77,17810% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1991, 1% above the median place.

Oak Hill21.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$69,720
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
21.4%
5% above the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
16% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
21%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$76,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Oak Hill, $1,743 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Oak Hill, but easier on the budget

Places that match Oak Hill on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Frankenmuth, MI9312.0% vs 21.4%$2,200Compare
Lake Fenton, MI9216.0% vs 21.4%$25,100Compare
Bigfork, MT9014.3% vs 21.4%n/aCompare
Canfield, OH889.7% vs 21.4%$17,500Compare

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Median year built1
1991
1% above the median place
Homeownership1
75.5%
14% above the median place
Median home value1
$429,100
34% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureOak HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,74328% above
Rent to income121.4%5% above
Property tax rate11.1%15% above
Home price to income14.4x16% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure101.91% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,35346% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,49638% above
Median home value1$429,10034% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.1%27% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure67.2%30% above
Homeownership175.5%14% above
Renters paying 30%+146.8%8% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9233% above
Vacant homes1County figure13.8%95% above
Median year built119911% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 125 hours a year commuting, less than in 83% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
5.0%
54% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
21% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$51,644 +29%
Works from home16.6% +33%
Median household income$97,610 +22%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureOak HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$97,61022% above
Income per person1$51,64429% above
Unemployment1County figure3.1%36% below
Average annual pay5County figure$74,20112% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.0%8% above
Jobs5County figure194,74629% above
Poverty rate15.0%54% below
Mean commute120 min21% below
Works from home116.6%33% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 51.3 years old, older than in 93% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track.

Median age1
51.3
32% above the median place
Household size1
2.0
18% below the median place
High school or higher1
97.4%
6% above the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureOak HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,6316191st largest
Median age151.332% above
Bachelor's or higher151.0%59% above
High school or higher197.4%6% above
Household size12.018% below
Born abroad1County figure6.7%24% below
No health insurance1County figure4.7%27% below
Homes with broadband192.1%0% below
05

Life in Oak Hill

OpenStreetMap shows 7.1 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

253 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 14 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents10.7 +5%
Playgrounds per 10k28.4 3.0×
Grocery stores per 10k7.1 3.3×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k32.0 2.9×
Libraries per 10k3.5 4.1×
Named paths and bike trails5 km 2.5×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.2 −14%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Salem Maritime National Historical Park 80 miles
  • Lowell National Historical Park 82 miles
  • Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site 85 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars31.7 +52%
Shops46.1 +52%
Arts, recreation and fitness8.8 2.1×
Doctors' offices and clinics29.1 +44%
Child care centers6.1 2.7×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
79.5
158% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
6.1
165% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
31.7
52% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureOak HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure95above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure38,224above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure11.327% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure31.752% above
Shops per 10k7County figure46.152% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure8.8115% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure29.144% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure6.1165% above
Parks per 10k810.75% above
Playgrounds per 10k828.4202% above
Grocery stores per 10k87.1235% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k832.0187% above
Libraries per 10k83.5308% above
Named paths and bike trails85.1155% above
Transit stops per sq mi80.214% below
Nearest National Park Service site979.5158% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles90below (median 2)
National Register listings10County figure253above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 11°F, 55% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Oak Hill. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
11°F
55% below the median place
Average temperature12
46°F
17% below the median place
July average high12
80°F
8% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureOak HillAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure80°F8% below
January average low12County figure11°F55% below
Average temperature12County figure46°F17% below
Annual precipitation12County figure48.6 in11% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure77.017% below
Hurricane risk13County figure90.728% above
Tornado risk13County figure25.569% below
Wildfire risk13County figure38.936% below
Heat wave risk13County figure59.234% below
Median air quality index14County figure399% below
Good air days14County figure74.2%8% above
08

Oak Hill in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, up from 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Oak Hill does better than 37% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 66%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,743/mo (2024)$2,270/mo$1,860 to $2,770/mo+4.5%
Median household income$97,610 (2024)$123,500$104,500 to $146,000+4.0%
Median home value$429,100 (2024)$622,000$452,000 to $857,000+6.4%

The median home would be worth 5.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Oak Hill

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Salisbury, MA$1,770$92,469Compare
Safety Harbor, FL$1,743$106,830Compare
East Lake, FL$1,942$99,333Compare
Lake of the Woods, VA$1,765$109,153Compare
Lake of the Woods, VAEast Lake, FLSafety Harbor, FLSalisbury, MAOak Hill, MEOak HillSafety HarborEast LakeLake of the WoodsOak HillSafety HarborEast LakeLake of the Woods

Places built like Oak Hill

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Oak Hill performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Oak Hill, ME21.4%4.8%/yrn/a
Salisbury, MA23.0%3.3%/yrn/aCompare
Hampton, NH20.4%1.0%/yrn/aCompare
Mount Arlington, NJ31.1%3.7%/yr1.2%Compare
Frankenmuth, MI12.0%6.5%/yr3.8%Compare
Lake Fenton, MI16.0%7.4%/yrn/aCompare
Estes Park, CO21.1%9.3%/yr-2.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Oak Hill a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 92 out of 100, better than 92% of the places we rate and 4th of 33 in Maine. Households average 2.05 people, smaller than than in 90% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 46 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Oak Hill expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $429,100.

What salary do you need to live in Oak Hill?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $69,720 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Oak Hill?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Salisbury, MA, Safety Harbor, FL, East Lake, FL and Lake of the Woods, VA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Oak Hill with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Oak Hill itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/oak-hill-maine

Citytistics. “Oak Hill, Maine.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/oak-hill-maine/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.