Monroe
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Outdoors in Monroe
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About Monroe
Town in Maine, United StatesMonroe is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States named for President James Monroe. The population was 931 at the 2020 census.
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Housing in Monroe
The typical Monroe home is worth about $291,000, down 0.8% in a year, 30% below the Maine typical home.
Work & commute in Monroe
Full picture →Most working residents leave Monroe for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Belfast (30%), Bangor (6%) and Augusta (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Health in Monroe
Health Grade C
Healthier than 31% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maine
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Monroe tracks Maine closely.
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Natural hazards in Monroe
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Monroe
Full climate →Monroe has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 72 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Monroe
All Monroe schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Monroe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. 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 and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
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