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Madawaska is a small town of 3,022 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 175 miles from Bangor, ME and 370 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 101 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $626 a month.
3,022people
$158kTypical home
$626/moRent
76° / 20°Summer / winter
101"Snow
198Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,022
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 571 people per sq mi
- 370 mi to Boston, MA
- 175 mi to Bangor, ME
- 171 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $626/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 20°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 101" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (58 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (434 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to PQI airport
- 273 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 250 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 745 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 118 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 174 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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