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Country around Island Falls is a rural area of about 1,316 people in Aroostook County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Bangor, ME and 287 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 94 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $713 a month.
1,316people
$120kTypical home
$713/moRent
78° / 23°Summer / winter
94"Snow
205Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,316 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to Boston, MA
- 84 mi to Bangor, ME
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 94" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 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 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to PQI airport
- 191 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 486 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Maine districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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