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Brownville Junction is a tiny town of 524 people in Piscataquis County, Maine. It's about 38 miles from Bangor, ME and 230 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $1k a month.
524people
$83kTypical home
$1,083/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
92"Snow
205Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 524
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 230 mi to Boston, MA
- 38 mi to Bangor, ME
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$522/mo)
- Median rent $1,083/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to BGR airport
- 133 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 394 ft
- 56 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Maine districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piscataquis County: R+29 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