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Farmington is a small town of 4,705 people in Franklin County, Maine. It's about 40 miles from Lewiston, ME and 167 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $871 a month.
4,705people
$170kTypical home
$871/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
94"Snow
212Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,705
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Boston, MA
- 40 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,074 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 7% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 30% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to AUG airport
- 71 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 400 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Franklin County: R+8 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk