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.
Rumford is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Rumford citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.14% of adults 25 and older in Rumford have a college degree.
The per capita income in Rumford in 2022 was $25,959, which is low income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,836 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. Important ancestries of people in Rumford include French, English, Irish, Italian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Rumford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
