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Bucksport is a small town of 3,105 people in Hancock County, Maine. It's about 17 miles from Bangor, ME and 191 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $855 a month.
3,105people
$214kTypical home
$855/moRent
79° / 29°Summer / winter
73"Snow
208Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,105
- Part of a metro area
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Boston, MA
- 17 mi to Bangor, ME
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (7 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (852 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 13% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BGR airport
- 99 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- Right on the coast
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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