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South Eliot is a small town of 4,203 people in York County, Maine. It's about 34 miles from Manchester, NH and 56 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,203people
$476kTypical home
$2,155/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
55"Snow
230Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,203
- Part of a metro area
- About 584 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Boston, MA
- 34 mi to Manchester, NH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$2,999/mo)
- Median rent $2,155/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (787 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to PSM airport
- 43 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 527 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 197 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- York County: D+10 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk