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Wilton is a small town of 1,687 people in Franklin County, Maine. It's about 35 miles from Lewiston, ME and 161 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $704 a month.
1,687people
$166kTypical home
$704/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
92"Snow
212Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,687
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 412 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Boston, MA
- 35 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,048/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (525 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to AUG airport
- 66 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Maine districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.