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Vanceboro is a tiny town of 122 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 84 miles from Bangor, ME and 286 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $783 a month.
122people
$114kTypical home
$783/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
87"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 122
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 170 people per sq mi
- 286 mi to Boston, MA
- 84 mi to Bangor, ME
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$716/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 24% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to PQI airport
- 194 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 440 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Maine districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+24 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.