IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Mattawamkeag, ME
Mattawamkeag is a tiny town of 436 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 52 miles from Bangor, ME and 257 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $126k and rent runs about $432 a month.
436people
$126kTypical home
$432/moRent
79° / 25°Summer / winter
95"Snow
205Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
Is Mattawamkeag right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 436
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 154 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Bangor, ME
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $126k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $432/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 95" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 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 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to BGR airport
- 161 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 217 ft
- 60 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Maine districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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