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Country around Danforth is a rural area of about 983 people in Aroostook County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 73 miles from Bangor, ME and 278 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $621 a month.
983people
$112kTypical home
$621/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
96"Snow
208Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 983 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Boston, MA
- 73 mi to Bangor, ME
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $621/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 25 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 (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (616 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 17% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to PQI airport
- 184 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 433 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Maine districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 64 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 66 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