Bar Harbor
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Outdoors in Bar Harbor
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1898
Memories of Vacation Land, 1898
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About Bar Harbor
Town in Maine, United StatesBar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population is 5,089. The town is home to the College of the Atlantic, Jackson Laboratory, and MDI Biological Laboratory. During summer and fall seasons, it is a popular tourist destination. Bar Harbor is also home to the largest parts of Acadia National Park, including Cadillac Mountain, the highest point within 25 miles (40 km) of the coastline of the Eastern United States. From the mainland, Bar Harbor is accessible by road via Maine State Route 3. The island is directly accessible by air at Hancock County–Bar Harbor Airport, and by ferry from Winter Harbor, Maine, and Ya…
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How Bar Harbor ranks
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Housing in Bar Harbor
The typical Bar Harbor home is worth about $663,000, up 0.8% in a year, 60% above the Maine typical home.
Safety in Bar Harbor
Safety Grade A
Bar Harbor reports less crime per resident than 87% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Bar Harbor
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The public schools Bar Harbor’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 99% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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Where Bar Harbor is
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