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Country around Ashland is a rural area of about 1,427 people in Aroostook County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 121 miles from Bangor, ME and 318 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 103 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $784 a month.
1,427people
$128kTypical home
$784/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
103"Snow
205Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,427 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 318 mi to Boston, MA
- 121 mi to Bangor, ME
- 117 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$805/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 103" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to PQI airport
- 221 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 197 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 93 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.