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Grand Isle is a tiny town of 243 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 174 miles from Bangor, ME and 371 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 100 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $685 a month.
243people
$82kTypical home
$685/moRent
77° / 21°Summer / winter
100"Snow
198Sunny days
149Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 243
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 393 people per sq mi
- 371 mi to Boston, MA
- 174 mi to Bangor, ME
- 170 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 149 days a year with rain or snow
- 100" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 75 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 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to PQI airport
- 274 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 250 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 74 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 117 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Maine districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 173 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.