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Country around Lee is a rural area of about 925 people in Penobscot County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 41 miles from Bangor, ME and 246 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
925people
$175kTypical home
$1,041/moRent
78° / 25°Summer / winter
93"Snow
205Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 925 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 246 mi to Boston, MA
- 41 mi to Bangor, ME
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $1,041/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 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 52
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to BGR airport
- 153 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 52 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maine districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 67 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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.