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Damariscotta is a small town of 1,100 people in Lincoln County, Maine. It's about 33 miles from Lewiston, ME and 138 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $419k and rent runs about $930 a month.
1,100people
$419kTypical home
$930/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
78"Snow
217Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 318 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Boston, MA
- 33 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $419k (≈$2,643/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to RKD airport
- 47 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- Right on the coast
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 168 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+11 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