It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Rumford has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Rumford has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Rumford than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Rumford may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Rumford doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Rumford rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.85% of adults 25 and older in Rumford have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Rumford in 2022 was $30,678, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,712 for a family of four. However, Rumford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Rumford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rumford residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rumford include French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rumford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Portuguese.
