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Richmond is a small town of 2,089 people in Sagadahoc County, Maine. It's about 18 miles from Lewiston, ME and 136 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,089people
$221kTypical home
$1,067/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
72"Snow
217Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,089
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 293 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Boston, MA
- 18 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,067/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (28 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (315 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to AUG airport
- 40 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 78 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Maine districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sagadahoc County: D+17 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