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Jonesport is a tiny town of 571 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 61 miles from Bangor, ME and 229 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $783 a month.
571people
$177kTypical home
$783/moRent
77° / 29°Summer / winter
75"Snow
192Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 571
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 358 people per sq mi
- 229 mi to Boston, MA
- 61 mi to Bangor, ME
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,114/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BHB airport
- 147 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 13% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.