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Rangeley is a tiny town of 407 people in Franklin County, Maine. It's about 65 miles from Lewiston, ME and 182 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 122 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $671 a month.
407people
$178kTypical home
$671/moRent
76° / 23°Summer / winter
122"Snow
212Sunny days
168Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 407
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Boston, MA
- 65 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,122/mo)
- Median rent $671/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 168 days a year with rain or snow
- 122" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 77 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (477 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to AUG airport
- 93 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,529 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.