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Calais is a small town of 3,097 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 80 miles from Bangor, ME and 271 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 91 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,097people
$111kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
78° / 29°Summer / winter
91"Snow
208Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,097
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Boston, MA
- 80 mi to Bangor, ME
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 91" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to BHB airport
- 184 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 210 ft
- Right on the coast
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+24 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk