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Country around Stacyville is a rural area of about 478 people in Penobscot County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Bangor, ME and 273 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 89 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $880 a month.
478people
$106kTypical home
$880/moRent
77° / 22°Summer / winter
89"Snow
205Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 478 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Boston, MA
- 72 mi to Bangor, ME
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 89" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 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 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to PQI airport
- 177 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 784 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of Maine districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 61 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