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Winthrop is a small town of 3,108 people in Kennebec County, Maine. It's about 20 miles from Lewiston, ME and 147 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $881 a month.
3,108people
$245kTypical home
$881/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
217Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,108
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 562 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Boston, MA
- 20 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,544/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,044 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to AUG airport
- 50 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 390 ft
- 20 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 148 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 73 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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