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Skowhegan is a big small town of 6,662 people in Somerset County, Maine. It's about 45 miles from Bangor, ME and 181 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $880 a month.
6,662people
$156kTypical home
$880/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
77"Snow
217Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,662
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 498 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Boston, MA
- 45 mi to Bangor, ME
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$986/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 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 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to AUG airport
- 84 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 233 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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