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Boothbay Harbor is a small town of 1,047 people in Lincoln County, Maine. It's about 32 miles from Lewiston, ME and 126 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $721 a month.
1,047people
$328kTypical home
$721/moRent
77° / 31°Summer / winter
73"Snow
218Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,047
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,235 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Boston, MA
- 32 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,067/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 218 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 147 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (410 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 14% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to RKD airport
- 37 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- Right on the coast
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 139 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+11 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.