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Country around New Portland is a rural area of about 919 people in Somerset County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Bangor, ME and 199 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 107 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $628 a month.
919people
$162kTypical home
$628/moRent
75° / 21°Summer / winter
107"Snow
183Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 919 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Boston, MA
- 71 mi to Bangor, ME
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $628/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 107" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 69 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 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to AUG airport
- 104 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,654 ft
- 77 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Maine districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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.