Living in Country around Cutler, ME
Country around Cutler is a rural area of about 492 people in Washington County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Bangor, ME and 249 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $783 a month.
492people
$156kTypical home
$783/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
74"Snow
192Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 492 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Boston, MA
- 78 mi to Bangor, ME
- 73 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$983/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 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 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to BHB airport
- 169 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 157 ft
- Right on the coast
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Maine districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
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.