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Country around Portage is a rural area of about 374 people in Aroostook County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 137 miles from Bangor, ME and 323 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 17°F, with about 102 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $942 a month.
374people
$202kTypical home
$942/moRent
74° / 17°Summer / winter
102"Snow
205Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 374 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 323 mi to Boston, MA
- 137 mi to Bangor, ME
- 134 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $202k (≈$1,275/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 17°F
- Comfortable 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
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 102" of snow a year
- 34 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 90 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 66
- 15% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PQI airport
- 226 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 204 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,493 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.