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Lubec is a tiny town of 277 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 88 miles from Bangor, ME and 266 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $783 a month.
277people
$217kTypical home
$783/moRent
75° / 30°Summer / winter
63"Snow
184Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 533 people per sq mi
- 266 mi to Boston, MA
- 88 mi to Bangor, ME
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 184 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 181 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 16% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to BHB airport
- 184 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 97 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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
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.