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Howland is a small town of 1,235 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 31 miles from Bangor, ME and 234 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $916 a month.
1,235people
$152kTypical home
$916/moRent
79° / 26°Summer / winter
86"Snow
205Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,235
- Part of a metro area
- About 166 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Boston, MA
- 31 mi to Bangor, ME
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$959/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 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 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to BGR airport
- 139 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 184 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Maine districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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