Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,580 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,588 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (47.5 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (149.1 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (314.7 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Farmingdale-area historical tornado activity is above Maine state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/8/1996, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Farmingdale place center caused $10,000 in damages.
On 7/31/1971, a category F2 tornado 14.2 miles away from the place center causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Farmingdale-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Maine state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 4.3 (3.8 MB, 3.8 MW, 4.3 LG, Depth: 4.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 81.1 miles away from the city center On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.2 miles away from Farmingdale center On 8/21/1996 at 07:54:14, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from the city center On 1/17/2000 at 08:16:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 10.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.3 miles away from the city center On 1/3/2000 at 21:05:50, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, 3.4 LG, Depth: 6.0 mi) earthquake occurred 19.8 miles away from Farmingdale center On 9/7/2000 at 10:07:40, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.8 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Kennebec County (19) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 10, Snows: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Floods: 2, Snows: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Farmingdale:
MOSES-LUDINGTON HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 185 miles away; TICONDEROGA, NY)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 190 miles away; ELIZABETHTOWN, NY)
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 194 miles away; PLATTSBURGH, NY)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.6. This is about average.
City:
29.6
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 13.8. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 4.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
13.8
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.38. This is about average.Closest monitor was 4.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.38
U.S.:
9.59
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.8%
(17.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.2 people
Maine:
2.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
60.0%
Whole state:
63.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
5.4%
Whole state:
7.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Farmingdale (based on Kennebec County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.24%
Here
36.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Episcopal Church
United Church of Christ
Adherents
59.6%
9.4%
6.9%
5.4%
3.8%
Congregations
13.4%
14.3%
20.5%
5.4%
8.0%
Name
LDS (Mormon) Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Church of the Nazarene
Conservative Baptist Association of America
Other
Adherents
2.4%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
8.0%
Congregations
1.8%
0.9%
3.6%
2.7%
29.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 24
Kennebec County:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Maine:
2.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
Kennebec County:
1.41 / 10,000 pop.
Maine:
2.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 77
Kennebec County:
6.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 105
Here:
8.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:
11.02 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.6%
Maine:
8.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Kennebec County:
28.2%
Maine:
25.0%
5.99% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,721 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.99%
Maine average:
6.39%
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($253 average AGI)
Kennebec County:
0.14%
Maine average:
0.12%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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