Rural Neighborhood in Maine
York County 04002
With its country store and 19th-century village center, Alfred is the quintessential rural New England town. The former home base for Maine’s Shaker community, this village of about 3,000 attracts people with its quiet feel, country acreage and relatively low home prices. “It’s what you would think of when you think quaint New England town, and it’s 20 minutes from the ocean,” says Joyce Veroneau, Realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty in Kennebunkport.
Federal, Victorian and Greek revival homes built in the 19th century surround the village green. Traditional rural Maine builds, like colonials and saltboxes, sit on multiple rolling country acres. Some homes sit at the end of long, dirt driveways, and others sit across from each other on dead-end streets. Ranch-style homes, colonials, Federal-style houses and Cape Cods are typical. “It’s single-family homes and you need a moderate income to live there, there aren’t any apartment buildings or anything like that,” Veroneau says. Prices range from about $214,000 to $644,000.
Alfred is part of a multi-town school system called Maine School Administrative District 57. Alfred has its own primary school called Alfred Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. The school has about 200 students and a C-plus rating from Niche. Middle and high school kids go to Massabesic Middle School (rated C-plus) and Massabesic High School (rated C-minus), shared with children from the surrounding towns of Shapleigh, Lyman, Waterboro and Newfield.
In the summertime, neighbors swim, picnic and sunbathe on the beach at the 78-acre Shaker Pond. Half of the pond’s shoreline consists of year-round homes and seasonal camping sites, so the population explodes in the summer. The pond is a popular spot for winter fishing. Shaker Pond got its name from the Shakers, members of a sect of Protestantism that had a sizable presence in Alfred until the early 1930s when the few remaining members relocated to New Gloucester. The 2,000 Massabesic Experimental Forest sits on the south side of Alfred. This federally owned nature area is home to a rare swamp of Atlantic white cedar. The public goes there for year-round outdoor recreation, including snowmobiling, hunting, hiking and cross-country skiing.
Alfred has a little town center listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Alfred Country Store sells snacks and homemade foods like pizza and sandwiches. Rare books, antiques and postcards live at DeWolfe & Wood, which operates out of a two-story house with dormer windows. A town green sits in the village center, and people go out to eat at Oak Street Bistro, a cozy and inviting clapboard structure with an indoor fireplace and wooden bar. Back Road Bakery makes fresh bread, and Shaker Pond Ice Cream serves milkshakes and waffle cones near a waterway with the same name. Neighbors can shop for groceries at Hannaford in nearby Sanford.
Maine maple syrup production happens in Alfred at Giles Family Farm Sugarhouse. Every year in March, the sugarhouse participates in Maine Maple Sunday, a statewide event where sugar producers open their production facilities for a weekend, with plenty of maple desserts, sap boiling demonstrations and other activities like face painting.
Alfred is a rural town, but getting to other parts of southern Maine is easy. Sanford is a 10-minute drive, the beaches of Kennebunkport are about 30 minutes and Portland takes 40 minutes by car. U.S. Route 202 runs directly through town. The road eventually merges with Interstate 93 near Concord, New Hampshire.
Timothy Crosta
Portside Real Estate Group
(207) 503-3205
59 Total Sales
1 in Alfred
$250,000 Price
Brian and Gary Samia
Century 21 North East
(207) 503-3152
209 Total Sales
3 in Alfred
$335K - $415K Price Range
Heath Taylor
BHG Masiello Dover
(207) 569-9974
121 Total Sales
3 in Alfred
$307K - $440K Price Range
Mark Zoeller
KW Coastal and Lakes & Mountains Realty/Rochester
(207) 606-7011
882 Total Sales
3 in Alfred
$105K - $485K Price Range
Joey Radford
OceanView Properties
(207) 204-3631
112 Total Sales
1 in Alfred
$427,000 Price
Amy Foley
Signature Homes Real Estate Group, LLC
(207) 503-2295
593 Total Sales
1 in Alfred
$330,000 Price
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| 1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime | Alfred | US |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 2 | 4 |
| Sexual Assault | 1 | 4 |
| Assault with Weapon | 2 | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 4 |
| Larceny | 1 | 4 |
| Crime Score | 2 | 4 |
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
On average, homes in Alfred, ME sell after 22 days on the market compared to the national average of 47 days. The average sale price for homes in Alfred, ME over the last 12 months is $476,620, up 8% from the average home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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