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Waterville is a small city of 17,077 people in Kennebec County, Maine. It's about 40 miles from Lewiston, ME and 167 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $978 a month.
17,077people
$185kTypical home
$978/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
84"Snow
217Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,077
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,262 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Boston, MA
- 40 mi to Lewiston, ME
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,164/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 84" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (90 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,433 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to AUG airport
- 70 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 253 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 92 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kennebec County: R+3 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk