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Wiscasset is a tiny town of 898 people in Lincoln County, Maine. It's about 25 miles from Lewiston, ME and 134 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
898people
$289kTypical home
$1,135/moRent
78° / 31°Summer / winter
75"Snow
217Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 898
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 230 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Boston, MA
- 25 mi to Lewiston, ME
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,821/mo)
- Median rent $1,135/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (580 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 10% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to AUG airport
- 40 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- Right on the coast
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 174 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Maine districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: D+11 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