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Greenville is a tiny town of 840 people in Piscataquis County, Maine. It's about 58 miles from Bangor, ME and 228 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $655 a month.
840people
$217kTypical home
$655/moRent
75° / 22°Summer / winter
101"Snow
205Sunny days
160Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 840
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Boston, MA
- 58 mi to Bangor, ME
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,365/mo)
- Median rent $655/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°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
- 160 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (540 per 100k)
People
- Median age 61
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to BGR airport
- 131 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,181 ft
- 73 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Piscataquis County: R+29 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