CITY PROFILE
Bangor, ME
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Bangor, Maine is a smaller metro with moderately priced housing—reasonable by national standards but reflective of a compact regional market. Expect a cold-winter, cool-summer climate with moderate sunshine and a wet climate, so plan for substantial rainfall and genuine seasonal cold. This is a place where winters demand real preparation, but you'll avoid the extremes of hotter or drier regions.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $281K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,552/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 6.4°C · warmest 19.9°C · coolest -8.6°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1212 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.66 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #288 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy88
- Affordable to rent74
- Climate comfort23
- Plenty of sunshine33
- Big-city amenities30
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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