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Island Falls is a tiny town of 359 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 85 miles from Bangor, ME and 288 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $636 a month.
359people
$81kTypical home
$636/moRent
78° / 24°Summer / winter
93"Snow
205Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 359
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 284 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Boston, MA
- 85 mi to Bangor, ME
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$511/mo)
- Median rent $636/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (51 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 67 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 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to PQI airport
- 192 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 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
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Maine districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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