Area data
Orono, ME — ZIP 04469
Population: 3,531 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 486.3 (+4.0% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 27.8¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $19.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, winterWeather, lightning, hurricane, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 51.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 33
- Days with Good air quality
- 328
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Acadia National Park (45 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Dewitt Field - Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Bangor International Airport (BGR) (17 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 9
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.8 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 10 min
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 58,108
- Average weekly wage
- $1,023
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 247
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