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Country around Van Buren is a rural area of about 2,073 people in Aroostook County, Maine, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 162 miles from Bangor, ME and 361 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 18°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $734 a month.
2,073people
$114kTypical home
$734/moRent
74° / 18°Summer / winter
99"Snow
198Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,073 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 361 mi to Boston, MA
- 162 mi to Bangor, ME
- 158 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$720/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 18°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 83 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 57
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to PQI airport
- 264 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 241 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 82 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 106 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Maine districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 162 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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