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Clinton is a small town of 1,381 people in Kennebec County, Maine. It's about 37 miles from Bangor, ME and 177 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $992 a month.
1,381people
$164kTypical home
$992/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
83"Snow
217Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,381
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 156 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Boston, MA
- 37 mi to Bangor, ME
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $992/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to AUG airport
- 80 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Maine districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kennebec County: R+3 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very 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
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.