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Blaine is a tiny town of 206 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 124 miles from Bangor, ME and 327 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $784 a month.
206people
$150kTypical home
$784/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
95"Snow
210Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 206
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 75 people per sq mi
- 327 mi to Boston, MA
- 124 mi to Bangor, ME
- 119 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$944/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 95" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to PQI airport
- 230 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 206 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 535 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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.