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Danforth is a tiny town of 452 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 73 miles from Bangor, ME and 278 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $629 a month.
452people
$85kTypical home
$629/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
96"Snow
208Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 452
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 183 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Boston, MA
- 73 mi to Bangor, ME
- 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$537/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 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 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to PQI airport
- 184 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 64 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 65 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