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Orono is a big small town of 11,151 people in Penobscot County, Maine. It's about 6 miles from Bangor, ME and 211 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,151people
$263kTypical home
$1,280/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
75"Snow
208Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,151
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,581 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Boston, MA
- 6 mi to Bangor, ME
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,658/mo)
- Median rent $1,280/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (227 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 14% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 59% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BGR airport
- 117 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Maine districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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