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Ellsworth is a big small town of 8,657 people in Hancock County, Maine. It's about 23 miles from Bangor, ME and 201 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,657people
$242kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
77° / 29°Summer / winter
73"Snow
208Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,657
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 109 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Bangor, ME
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,528/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (59 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,061 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BHB airport
- 111 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 312 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: D+12 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