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Winslow is a big small town of 5,873 people in Kennebec County, Maine. It's about 42 miles from Lewiston, ME and 169 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 84 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,873people
$218kTypical home
$1,036/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
84"Snow
217Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,873
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 980 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Boston, MA
- 42 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,374/mo)
- Median rent $1,036/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Low property crime (887 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to AUG airport
- 72 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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