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WalthamME

A town of 346.

Population
346
residents
Median home value
$181K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
56.4
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town
Small town

346 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Waltham

Most working residents leave Waltham for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ellsworth (23%), Bangor (8%) and Bar Harbor (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Waltham0%
Ellsworth23%
Bangor8%
Bar Harbor6%
Eastbrook4%
22 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Waltham
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Waltham has cold winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 11°.

79°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter14–32°
Spring32–53°
Summer55–77°
Fall39–57°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
79°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Waltham is

Waltham beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

32 measures vs. Maine
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outWalthamME
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth12.2%14.8%
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
9.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Waltham is conserved land

6.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 20,909 acres
6.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Waltham for work

Where Waltham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Ellsworth Ellsworth 23% 8% → Bangor Bangor 8% 6% → Bar Harbor Bar Harbor 6% 4% → Eastbrook Eastbrook 4% 3% → Amherst Amherst 3% 3% → Mount Desert Mount Desert 3% Waltham · 0% stay
22jobs based in Waltham
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Waltham

Town in Maine, United States

Waltham is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 332 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
332
Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
138 ft
Area code
207

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