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Country around Dennysville is a rural area of about 582 people in Washington County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Bangor, ME and 256 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
582people
$178kTypical home
$1,108/moRent
76° / 29°Summer / winter
76"Snow
192Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 582 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Boston, MA
- 74 mi to Bangor, ME
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $1,108/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 46
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to BHB airport
- 172 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Maine districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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