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Madison is a small town of 2,676 people in Somerset County, Maine. It's about 52 miles from Bangor, ME and 180 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $850 a month.
2,676people
$164kTypical home
$850/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
75"Snow
217Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,676
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 416 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Bangor, ME
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,034/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°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
- 75" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (836 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 14% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to AUG airport
- 83 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 354 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 36 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Somerset County: R+27 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk