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Dexter is a small town of 1,852 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 28 miles from Bangor, ME and 204 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $827 a month.
1,852people
$138kTypical home
$827/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
77"Snow
205Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,852
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Boston, MA
- 28 mi to Bangor, ME
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$871/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (94 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (800 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BGR airport
- 107 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Penobscot County: R+11 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk