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Limestone is a small town of 1,079 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 151 miles from Bangor, ME and 353 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 111 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $695 a month.
1,079people
$97kTypical home
$695/moRent
75° / 20°Summer / winter
111"Snow
210Sunny days
174Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,079
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 407 people per sq mi
- 353 mi to Boston, MA
- 151 mi to Bangor, ME
- 146 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$612/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 20°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 57°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 174 days a year with rain or snow
- 111" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 76 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 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to PQI airport
- 256 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 232 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 96 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 151 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.