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Houlton, ME Real Estate
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Houlton is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, on the United States-Canada border, located at 46.13 ° N 67.84 ° W. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 6,476. It is perhaps best known as being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and for being the birthplace of Samantha Smith. Houlton is the county seat for Aroostook County, and as such its nickname is the "Shire Town" and the Houlton High School sports teams are named "The Shiretowners". The Meduxnekeag River flows through the heart of the town, and the border with the Canadian province of New Brunswick is three miles east of the town's center. Houlton was the home of Ricker College which closed in 1978. The town was settled by and named for Joseph Houlton, who immigrated from Massachusetts in 1805. Houlton was officially incorporated as a town in 1831. In 1828 the U.S. government established a military post, named the Hancock Barracks. In 1839 when the Aroostook War flared up was manned by three companies of the 1 st Artillery Regiment under Major R. M. Kirby. Major Kirby helped to restrain the twelve companies of militia that Maine sent there from starting a shooting war. The post was abandoned in 1847, five years after the Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled the boundary dispute. [1] Featured Homes in Houlton, ME
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| Natl. average | Houlton, ME |
| Population: | 293,655,400 | 5,101 |
| Household size: Persons per household | 2.60 | 2.2 |
Housing |
| Home appreciation: Most recent 12 months | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| House purchase cost: Median sales value | $217,200 | $128,800 |
| Commute time: in minutes | 27.4 | 13.4 |
Economy |
| Cost of Living index: higher rate = higher costs | 100.0 | 92.9 |
| Recent Job Growth: Most recent 12 months | 1.4% | 3.4% |
| Unemployment Rate: | 4.6% | 6.2% |
| Future Job Growth: projected job growth to 2010 | 11.9% | -5.1% |
| Income Taxes: highest marginal tax bracket | 5.22% | 8.5% |
| Sales Taxes: total local, county, state sales tax | 6.0% | 5% |
Education |
| Pupil/teacher ratio: number of students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.8 |
| Graduation rate: percent graduated from high school | 79.6% | 76.7% |
| School spending: total dollars for each student | $6,058 | $5784.0000 |
| College grads-adv. deg.: percent with graduate and prof. degrees | 7.2% | 4.5% |
| College grads-4 yr.: percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges | 15.2% | 14.3% |
Crime |
| Property crime index: 1 (least) to 10 (most) | 3 | 6 |
| Violent crime index: 1 (least) to 10 (most) | 3 | 4 |
Health |
| Doctors per capita: M.D.s per 10,000 population | 169.7 | 197.5 |
| Air quality index: higher number = better air quality | 48.0 | 40 |
| Health costs index: higher rate = higher costs | 100.0 | 107.5 |
| Watershed quality index: higher=better (not drinking water) | 55.0 | 60 |
Climate |
| Altitude: in feet | 1,058 | 846 |
| Snowfall: inches annually | 24.0 | 21 |
| Rainfall: inches annually | 39.0 | 38 |
| Precipitation days: days annually with some precipitation | 112 | 162 |
| Summer temperature: average high temp in July (deg F) | 86.9 | 75.6 |
| Winter temperature: average low temp in January (deg F) | 21.7 | -1.8 |
| Sunny days: days annually with few clouds | 205 | 161 |
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Cities within 10 miles of Houlton, Maine
Ludlow, ME | Houlton, ME | Littleton, ME | Hodgdon, ME | Linneus, ME | Hammond, ME | New Limerick, ME | Oakfield, ME | Monticello, ME | Orient, ME | Amity, ME | North Amity, ME | Houlton, ZIP Codes
04730, 04761,
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