ME area data
Seal Cove, ME
Seal Cove, ME.
Population: 284 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Seal Cove, ME is $373,500. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with icestorm, winterweather, coastalflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.0% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$373,500
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $373,500
- House Price Index (state)
- 486.3 (+4.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, winterWeather, coastalFlooding, coldWave, hurricane
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively Moderate · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 12% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 83.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 45.0°F
- Average high
- 55.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 51.5 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 37
- Days with Good air quality
- 334
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 31
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 105
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Acadia National Park (18 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- Peasley Field (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Hospitals include
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL, NORTHERN LIGHT EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER, DOROTHEA DIX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.8 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 8
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Housing built before 1970
- 45.7%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 14.2%
- Median annual property tax
- $2,540
- Households with broadband internet
- 82.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 19,995
- Average weekly wage
- $995
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 201
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Seal Cove, ME?
- $373,500.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Seal Cove, ME?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, winterWeather, coastalFlooding, coldWave, hurricane.
- What is the wildfire risk in Seal Cove, ME?
- Risk to homes is higher than 12% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Seal Cove, ME?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Seal Cove, ME?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Seal Cove, ME?
- Good. Median AQI: 37. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Seal Cove, ME?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.0 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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