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Caribou is a big small town of 7,382 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 145 miles from Bangor, ME and 346 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 115 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $757 a month.
7,382people
$134kTypical home
$757/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
115"Snow
210Sunny days
162Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,382
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 93 people per sq mi
- 346 mi to Boston, MA
- 145 mi to Bangor, ME
- 140 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$846/mo)
- Median rent $757/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 162 days a year with rain or snow
- 115" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to PQI airport
- 249 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 377 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Maine districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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