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Country around Columbia Falls is a rural area of about 1,173 people in Washington County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Bangor, ME and 232 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $869 a month.
1,173people
$181kTypical home
$869/moRent
77° / 29°Summer / winter
74"Snow
192Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,173 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Boston, MA
- 54 mi to Bangor, ME
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,139/mo)
- Median rent $869/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BHB airport
- 148 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Maine districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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