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Washburn is a tiny town of 888 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 139 miles from Bangor, ME and 338 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 110 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $446 a month.
888people
$99kTypical home
$446/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
110"Snow
205Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 888
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 338 mi to Boston, MA
- 139 mi to Bangor, ME
- 135 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$626/mo)
- Median rent $446/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 110" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 70 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PQI airport
- 241 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 218 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 614 ft
- 97 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 83 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Maine districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 138 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aroostook County: R+26 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk