Living in Woodland, ME
Woodland is a tiny town of 932 people in Washington County, Maine. It's about 71 miles from Bangor, ME and 265 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $870 a month.
932people
$105kTypical home
$870/moRent
80° / 28°Summer / winter
92"Snow
208Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 932
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 799 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Boston, MA
- 71 mi to Bangor, ME
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$665/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (73 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to BHB airport
- 177 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 187 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of Maine districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+24 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk