Living in Corinna, ME
Corinna is a tiny town of 711 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 24 miles from Bangor, ME and 199 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 72 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $1k a month.
711people
$138kTypical home
$1,043/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
72"Snow
217Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 711
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 334 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Boston, MA
- 24 mi to Bangor, ME
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$870/mo)
- Median rent $1,043/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 72" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 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 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to BGR airport
- 102 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Maine districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.