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Southwest Harbor is a tiny town of 566 people in Hancock County, Maine. It's about 44 miles from Bangor, ME and 190 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $924 a month.
566people
$294kTypical home
$924/moRent
80° / 33°Summer / winter
72"Snow
208Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 566
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Boston, MA
- 44 mi to Bangor, ME
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,852/mo)
- Median rent $924/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (39 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (573 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 20% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BHB airport
- 108 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 75 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: D+12 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.