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Chisholm is a tiny town of 988 people in Franklin County, Maine. It's about 28 miles from Lewiston, ME and 155 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $787 a month.
988people
$147kTypical home
$787/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
92"Snow
212Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 988
- Part of a metro area
- About 452 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Boston, MA
- 28 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$926/mo)
- Median rent $787/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (598 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 6% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to AUG airport
- 59 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 482 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+8 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