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Belfast is a big small town of 6,986 people in Waldo County, Maine. It's about 30 miles from Bangor, ME and 175 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $341k and rent runs about $962 a month.
6,986people
$341kTypical home
$962/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
72"Snow
217Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,986
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 205 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Boston, MA
- 30 mi to Bangor, ME
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $341k (≈$2,150/mo)
- Median rent $962/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (26 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (629 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to RKD airport
- 83 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 203 ft
- Right on the coast
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 87 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Waldo County: D+3 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk