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Blue Hill is a tiny town of 799 people in Hancock County, Maine. It's about 31 miles from Bangor, ME and 188 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $1k a month.
799people
$348kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
78° / 30°Summer / winter
72"Snow
208Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 799
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 170 people per sq mi
- 188 mi to Boston, MA
- 31 mi to Bangor, ME
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,192/mo)
- Median rent $1,050/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°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
- 72" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (25 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (609 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 29% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to BHB airport
- 100 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- Right on the coast
- 90 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
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.