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Eastport is a small town of 1,263 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 87 miles from Bangor, ME and 268 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $565 a month.
1,263people
$180kTypical home
$565/moRent
75° / 30°Summer / winter
62"Snow
192Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,263
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 347 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Boston, MA
- 87 mi to Bangor, ME
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,134/mo)
- Median rent $565/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 192 sunny days a year (38 totally clear)
- 173 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to BHB airport
- 185 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 79 ft
- Right on the coast
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 26 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