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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

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