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Country around Harmony is a rural area of about 1,192 people in Somerset County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Bangor, ME and 200 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $987 a month.
1,192people
$170kTypical home
$987/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
80"Snow
205Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,192 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Boston, MA
- 42 mi to Bangor, ME
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $987/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 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 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BGR airport
- 103 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 659 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Maine districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.