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Pittsfield is a small town of 3,084 people in Somerset County, Maine. It's about 29 miles from Bangor, ME and 187 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $162k and rent runs about $909 a month.
3,084people
$162kTypical home
$909/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
217Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,084
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 328 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Boston, MA
- 29 mi to Bangor, ME
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $162k (≈$1,022/mo)
- Median rent $909/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 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 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to BGR airport
- 90 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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