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Thomaston is a small town of 2,055 people in Knox County, Maine. It's about 49 miles from Lewiston, ME and 152 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,055people
$270kTypical home
$1,119/moRent
75° / 33°Summer / winter
61"Snow
217Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,055
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 971 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to Boston, MA
- 49 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,119/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (505 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to RKD airport
- 64 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 128 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Knox County: D+19 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