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Waldoboro is a small town of 1,459 people in Lincoln County, Maine. It's about 39 miles from Lewiston, ME and 147 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $344 a month.
1,459people
$292kTypical home
$344/moRent
77° / 32°Summer / winter
69"Snow
217Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,459
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 270 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Boston, MA
- 39 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,839/mo)
- Median rent $344/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (815 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 15% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to RKD airport
- 56 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+11 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