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Gardiner is a big small town of 6,088 people in Kennebec County, Maine. It's about 20 miles from Lewiston, ME and 142 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 $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,088people
$222kTypical home
$1,113/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
69"Snow
217Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,088
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 142 mi to Boston, MA
- 20 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,397/mo)
- Median rent $1,113/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,177 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to AUG airport
- 46 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 191 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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