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Living in Sanford

There were 379 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. The city had 8 schools in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$1,152 per month and the median home value was US$280,200. In July 2026, Sanford had a population of 22,247.

Last checked 2026-09-1930 sources

Population22,663people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,337EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,013EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate3.7%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,784offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 75% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.74µg/m³country median 7.0 — 10% aboveOfficial source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

More recorded crime than 79% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 70% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Sanford?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 71.2%, and the vacancy rate was 6.02% in July 2026. 45.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Sanford recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,152/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent45.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)6.02 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,722 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,086 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,013 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes521 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is Sanford a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 49–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student53%strong on education, weak on work · range 43–63%
Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–60%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–58%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

4.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 974 of 22,663 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$72,524 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Sanford is 3.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income72,524 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband77.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription89.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription4.1 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet5.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet4.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary3,337 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,209 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate3.7 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Sanford?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,209 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,107of €3,275 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,275
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,086
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,107
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Sanford Salary needed to live in Sanford

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sanford. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Sanford. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher91.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools8 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official
School enrolment, share of residents18.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio15 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents379 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,197 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Sanford when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesSanford highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Sanford highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Sanford2,784
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,784 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents193.1 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes43 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time28.1 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work1.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportSFM3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport7 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sanford. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sanford.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Sanford is 7.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.74 µg/m³country median 7.031 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202411Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.167 · Feb 1.83 · Mar 6.39 · Apr 13.78 · May 19.89 · Jun 24.56 · Jul 27.39 · Aug 26.83 · Sep 22.67 · Oct 15.83 · Nov 9 · Dec 2.89 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00177479 (SANFORD 2 NNW)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -12.28 · Feb -11.5 · Mar -6.72 · Apr -0.889 · May 4.89 · Jun 10.28 · Jul 13.39 · Aug 12.5 · Sep 8.33 · Oct 2 · Nov -2.94 · Dec -8.17 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00177479 (SANFORD 2 NNW)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -6.22 · Feb -4.83 · Mar -0.167 · Apr 6.44 · May 12.39 · Jun 17.39 · Jul 20.39 · Aug 19.67 · Sep 15.5 · Oct 8.94 · Nov 3.06 · Dec -2.61 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information18Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 93.47 · Feb 91.95 · Mar 119.4 · Apr 116.8 · May 97.28 · Jun 115.8 · Jul 100.6 · Aug 100.1 · Sep 97.03 · Oct 135.9 · Nov 113.3 · Dec 121.7 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00177479 (SANFORD 2 NNW)18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading43.3 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean7.82 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites5 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation1,486 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.48 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature9.32 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-0.43 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Manchester ±1.3 °C. Elsewhere: Barrie (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 974 is not 1.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.86 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents974 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Transit service area population214,591 people4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Population density183.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population22,663 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics22,630 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value280,200 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes71.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate65.51 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad4.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage69.88 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage78.7 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance8.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher24.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available94.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Transit passenger trips, 202261,393 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 202214 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over11,280 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home9.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans81.52 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Sanford

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Rochester as a Sanford alternative in the same region

22 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Nearest airport: 24.0 km Rochester vs 7.0 km Sanford+243%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,221 Rochester vs 2,784 Sanford−56%
  • Unemployment: 2.7% Rochester vs 3.7% Sanford−27%
  • Foreign residents: 0.9% Rochester vs 1.9% Sanford−50%
  • Annual PM2.5: 5.3 µg/m³ Rochester vs 7.7 µg/m³ Sanford−31%
  • Residents: 33,716 Rochester vs 22,663 Sanford+49%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,454 Rochester vs €3,337 Sanford+4%

Plainfield as a Sanford alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1441 km, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.9% Sanford+228%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 2,784 Sanford−73%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,337 Sanford+45%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 22,663 Sanford+121%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 7.0 km Sanford+29%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €4,209 Sanford−4%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 3.7% Sanfordsame level

Cities near Sanford

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Kennebunk 18.0 km away
Rent
1,354 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,329 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
South Berwick 21.5 km away
Rent
1,572 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,607 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Sanford?

The median gross salary is 4,209 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Sanford?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Sanford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.74 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Sanford?

Police recorded 2,784 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Sanford?

The published population is 22,663 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Sanford?

974 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Sanford a good place to live?

Sanford may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Sanford?

Kennebunk, Somersworth, South Berwick, Rochester are near Sanford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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