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Bar Harbor is a small town of 2,296 people in Hancock County, Maine. It's about 42 miles from Bangor, ME and 199 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $627k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,296people
$627kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
74"Snow
208Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,296
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 723 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Boston, MA
- 42 mi to Bangor, ME
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $627k (≈$3,953/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (470 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 13% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 24% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BHB airport
- 116 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- Right on the coast
- 89 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hancock County: D+12 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