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Fort Kent is a small town of 2,398 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 168 miles from Bangor, ME and 360 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 99 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $901 a month.
2,398people
$153kTypical home
$901/moRent
76° / 19°Summer / winter
99"Snow
198Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,398
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 448 people per sq mi
- 360 mi to Boston, MA
- 168 mi to Bangor, ME
- 164 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$964/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 99" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 86 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (523 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PQI airport
- 263 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 240 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 110 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 167 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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