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Bethel is a tiny town of 537 people in Oxford County, Maine. It's about 37 miles from Lewiston, ME and 143 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $380k and rent runs about $860 a month.
537people
$380kTypical home
$860/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
87"Snow
212Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 537
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 330 people per sq mi
- 143 mi to Boston, MA
- 37 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $380k (≈$2,393/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to AUG airport
- 57 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 53 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oxford County: R+13 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.