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Millinocket is a small town of 3,779 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 57 miles from Bangor, ME and 257 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 86 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $451 a month.
3,779people
$100kTypical home
$451/moRent
79° / 24°Summer / winter
86"Snow
205Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,779
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 666 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Boston, MA
- 57 mi to Bangor, ME
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$629/mo)
- Median rent $451/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (53 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 86" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 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 58
- 17% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to BGR airport
- 160 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 407 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 87 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 52 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