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Country around Bingham is a rural area of about 1,866 people in Somerset County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Bangor, ME and 201 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $828 a month.
1,866people
$128kTypical home
$828/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
88"Snow
205Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,866 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Boston, MA
- 53 mi to Bangor, ME
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$808/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to BGR airport
- 104 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,286 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Maine districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+27 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk