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Bingham is a tiny town of 564 people in Somerset County, Maine. It's about 55 miles from Bangor, ME and 196 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $632 a month.
564people
$105kTypical home
$632/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
78"Snow
205Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 564
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 250 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Boston, MA
- 55 mi to Bangor, ME
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$659/mo)
- Median rent $632/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to AUG airport
- 100 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Maine districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+27 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.