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Country around Strong is a rural area of about 2,005 people in Franklin County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Lewiston, ME and 182 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $920 a month.
2,005people
$191kTypical home
$920/moRent
76° / 23°Summer / winter
86"Snow
212Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,005 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Boston, MA
- 58 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,201/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 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 (598 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to AUG airport
- 88 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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