IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Patten, ME
Country around Patten is a rural area of about 1,434 people in Penobscot County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 86 miles from Bangor, ME and 283 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 91 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $420 a month.
1,434people
$121kTypical home
$420/moRent
77° / 22°Summer / winter
91"Snow
205Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
Is Near Patten right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,434 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 283 mi to Boston, MA
- 86 mi to Bangor, ME
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$766/mo)
- Median rent $420/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 91" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 66 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 57
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to PQI airport
- 186 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 761 ft
- 92 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Maine districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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