Bangor Housing: Capes, cottages and Maine costs
Home is where you make it ...right? From a Little City Craftsman bungalow with porch rockers gossiping to a West Broadway Victorian manse with Stephen King gates, Bangor has a variety of places and ways to make a home. We're going to help you understand what to expect.
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Greg moved to Maine before it was trendy, stayed when it got crowded, and 28 years later still loves it. He grew up here, went to UMaine, tried Connecticut, and survived eight years in Virginia before eventually packing up and moving back home. He is a former newspaper copy editor, pizza lover (Portland Pie, OTTO, & Cargo regular), and family man. At Snappy Scout, Greg helps newcomers decode Maine, a place that plays by its own rules and usually keeps them to itself.
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What Does Home Look Like in Bangor?
Prices, house styles, and the rental fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Home prices are
refreshingly reasonable compared to Portland. Wallet says thank you. Winter says bundle up.
Homes in Bangor are typically
sturdy, sensible, and slightly bigger than your city shoebox
The dream house would be
Queen Anne with turret, screened porch, maple syrup tap, backyard pool and moose resistant garden
The reality is that it will most likely be
Cape with an above-ground oil tank, snowy driveway, and a charmingly haunted attic
I'll live anywhere except
next door to the Paul Bunyan statue’s 6 a.m. selfie parade
As long as I'm close to
Waterfront Concerts, Geaghan's wings, and the Bangor Public Library, where Stephen King probably haunts
Stereotypical architecture is
Cape Cods, Victorians, and farmhouses wearing plaid flannel in January
Sought after views
Penobscot River shimmer, fall foliage explosions, and snow so clean it sparkles
HOAs around here are
mostly nonexistent. Your committee is your snowblower and your neighbor’s plow
Ready to See If Bangor Fits You?
Compare neighborhoods, check the routes, or head back to the full Bangor guide for the bigger picture.