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Newport is a small town of 1,730 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 23 miles from Bangor, ME and 194 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $887 a month.
1,730people
$188kTypical home
$887/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
73"Snow
217Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,730
- Part of a metro area
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Boston, MA
- 23 mi to Bangor, ME
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $887/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 217 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 148 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,159 per 100k)
People
- Median age 50
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BGR airport
- 97 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 230 ft
- 29 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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