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Farmingdale is a small town of 2,064 people in Kennebec County, Maine. It's about 22 miles from Lewiston, ME and 146 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $800 a month.
2,064people
$239kTypical home
$800/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
69"Snow
217Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,064
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 868 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Boston, MA
- 22 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,508/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,230 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to AUG airport
- 49 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 161 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 143 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kennebec County: R+3 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk