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Country around Monson is a rural area of about 596 people in Piscataquis County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Bangor, ME and 218 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $837 a month.
596people
$178kTypical home
$837/moRent
77° / 24°Summer / winter
90"Snow
205Sunny days
152Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 596 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Boston, MA
- 47 mi to Bangor, ME
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 152 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 24 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 (29 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (660 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BGR airport
- 121 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 728 ft
- 61 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Maine districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piscataquis County: R+29 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.