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Country around Baileyville is a rural area of about 2,155 people in Washington County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Bangor, ME and 261 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $874 a month.
2,155people
$130kTypical home
$874/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
89"Snow
208Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,155 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Boston, MA
- 67 mi to Bangor, ME
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$820/mo)
- Median rent $874/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 22 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 (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to BHB airport
- 173 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 14 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Maine districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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