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Country around Meddybemps is a rural area of about 326 people in Washington County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Bangor, ME and 255 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 83 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $783 a month.
326people
$221kTypical home
$783/moRent
78° / 28°Summer / winter
83"Snow
192Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 326 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 255 mi to Boston, MA
- 67 mi to Bangor, ME
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,391/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 83" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 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 60
- 20% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to BHB airport
- 169 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 145 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 331 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Maine districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.