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Country around Rangeley is a rural area of about 1,105 people in Franklin County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Lewiston, ME and 186 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $423k and rent runs about $673 a month.
1,105people
$423kTypical home
$673/moRent
76° / 22°Summer / winter
120"Snow
183Sunny days
170Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,105 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Boston, MA
- 67 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $423k (≈$2,664/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 183 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 182 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 170 days a year with rain or snow
- 120" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (598 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 10% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to AUG airport
- 95 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,739 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+8 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk