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Rockland is a big small town of 7,035 people in Knox County, Maine. It's about 52 miles from Bangor, ME and 156 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,035people
$246kTypical home
$1,092/moRent
77° / 32°Summer / winter
66"Snow
217Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,035
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 548 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Boston, MA
- 52 mi to Bangor, ME
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,550/mo)
- Median rent $1,092/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (225 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,002 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 15% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to RKD airport
- 67 mi to PWM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1948
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- Right on the coast
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Maine districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Knox County: D+19 in 2024
- Maine: D+7 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk