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Ashland is a tiny town of 614 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 125 miles from Bangor, ME and 323 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $784 a month.
614people
$145kTypical home
$784/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
103"Snow
205Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 614
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 138 people per sq mi
- 323 mi to Boston, MA
- 125 mi to Bangor, ME
- 121 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$913/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (43 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (417 per 100k)
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to PQI airport
- 225 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 202 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 124 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Aroostook County: R+26 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.