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c. 1930
Auto Rest Park, Carmel, Maine, eleven miles west of Bangor (66697), c. 1930
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About Carmel
Town in Maine, United StatesCarmel is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,867 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Carmel
The typical Carmel home is worth about $332,000, up 2.2% in a year, 20% below the Maine typical home.
Schools in Carmel
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The public schools Carmel’s kids attend trail 66% of Maine’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
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Where Carmel is
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