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Casco is a tiny town of 618 people in Cumberland County, Maine. It's about 19 miles from Lewiston, ME and 117 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
618people
$249kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
79° / 28°Summer / winter
78"Snow
212Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 618
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Boston, MA
- 19 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,567/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 14% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to PWM airport
- 27 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 476 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 90 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cumberland County: D+36 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.