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Lake Arrowhead is a small town of 3,322 people in York County, Maine. It's about 28 miles from Portland, ME and 92 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 80 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,322people
$267kTypical home
$2,288/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
80"Snow
230Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,322
- Part of a metro area
- About 637 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Boston, MA
- 28 mi to Portland, ME
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,686/mo)
- Median rent $2,288/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 80" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to PWM airport
- 22 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 348 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 482 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 62 bars within 25 mi
- 187 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk