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Country around Princeton is a rural area of about 2,010 people in Washington County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Bangor, ME and 258 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $783 a month.
2,010people
$118kTypical home
$783/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
77"Snow
208Sunny days
130Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,010 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Boston, MA
- 59 mi to Bangor, ME
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 130 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 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 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to BHB airport
- 168 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 272 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Maine districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 36 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.