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Mars Hill is a tiny town of 841 people in Aroostook County, Maine. It's about 125 miles from Bangor, ME and 328 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $473 a month.
841people
$125kTypical home
$473/moRent
78° / 22°Summer / winter
95"Snow
210Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 841
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 328 mi to Boston, MA
- 125 mi to Bangor, ME
- 120 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $473/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 95" of snow a year
- 28 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 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to PQI airport
- 231 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 207 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 95 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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