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Kingfield is a tiny town of 586 people in Franklin County, Maine. It's about 60 miles from Lewiston, ME and 186 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $622 a month.
586people
$175kTypical home
$622/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
81"Snow
212Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 586
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 161 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Boston, MA
- 60 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,102/mo)
- Median rent $622/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (598 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to AUG airport
- 91 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 561 ft
- 65 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.