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Bradley is a tiny town of 845 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 10 miles from Bangor, ME and 214 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
845people
$169kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
75"Snow
208Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 845
- Part of a metro area
- About 415 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Boston, MA
- 10 mi to Bangor, ME
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,065/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (74 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,143 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BGR airport
- 121 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 92 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Penobscot County: R+11 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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