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Maine Movers, Welcome!

The Pine Tree State

Welcome to Maine, the home of Stephen King and annual Maine Lobster Festival! This New England state is known for fantastic seafood, great authors (like E.B. White & the previously mentioned Master of Horror) and its mass production of blueberries. And instead of using snowy winters as an excuse for slowing down, the state has studied this precipitation and invented some of the most important snow-related devices. Where did you think earmuffs came from?

Maine Relocating - Being a New Maine Resident

There are a wide variety of towns to relocate to in Maine. The largest ones include Portland, Bangor, Augusta, Bar Harbor, Kennebunkport, Ogunquit, Old Orchard Beach, Lewiston, Rockland, Camden, Brunswick, York, Freeport, Saco, Kittery, Biddeford, Kennebunk, Boothbay Harbor, Scarborough, Belfast, Wells and Waterville.
Once you’ve decided on a town, you’re ready to relocate! Whichever place you decide, you can have the smoothest transition possible by following the proper steps required by the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). We’ve laid out the most important steps for becoming a resident below.
  • If you have a license issued from another state in the US, you can convert it to a Maine license. To avoid fines, just make sure to do so within 30 days of moving here.
  • You’ll need insurance for your car from a company licensed to do business in Maine. Reach out to a Maine insurance agent, and they will be happy to make sure your getting quotes to give you the lowest prices possible for insurance here.
  • Make sure to register your vehicle within 30 days of establishing residency to avoid any fines. You can do this at your local Maine BMV.
Your car may need to go through an emissions and safety inspection, depending on the county you relocate to. See if you’ll need to at: http://www.dmv.org/me-maine/smog-check.php

Maine Neighborhood Information for Moving Quotes and Moving Companies

Weather: The climate here varies greatly depending on where you move. To make it as clear & straight forward as possible, check out the climate zones broken down below:
  • Coastal - The ocean brings lower summer temperatures (reaching highs of 80s) and warmer winter temperatures.
  • Southern Interior - Summers are toasty, with highs in the 80s and 90s, and you may experience some low-lying fog.
  • Northern Interior - With high elevations and distance from the ocean this 60% of the state is by far the coldest section. It experiences much more snowfall and ice storms than the coastal region.
Good to know: It rains a lot here. One demonstration of this? There’s a museum that only showcases umbrella covers in Peak’s Island, Maine.
Population & Cost of Living:-Maine is home to about 1.32 million people. Now that you’ve decided to relocate and become one of them, let’s see how much you will be paying to live here in Maine.
Most of the state is on par with the cost of living for the average American city. However, if you’re are in one of the large cities like Portland, you’ll be paying close to 15% more on factors like housing than the U.S. average. Median home prices in these larger cities average at $250,000 in Portland, $125,000 in Lewiston and $163,000 in Bangor.

Employment Rate of Maine & the Economy

You are moving to Maine and, if you don’t already have a job, probably want one. The unemployment rate as of Fall 2014 was 5.6%, which has decreased steadily every year since 2010.
The top industries you’re likely to be working at here include:
  • Manufacturing (Most manufacturing is of paper products, computers & electronic equipment and transportation equipment.)
  • Mining (Top exported products here are sand, gravel, limestone, clay, gemstones, copper & zinc.)
  • Fishing (Maine shellfish, fish, and lobster are world-ranked!)
  • Services (Health care, business services, retail, finance and insurance are all highly employed jobs here.)
  • Agriculture (Maine generates massive amounts of potatoes, corn, hay, oats, broccoli, dry beans, apples and the majority of all America’s blueberries.)
An unsuspecting aspect of the economy? Maine produces 90% of America’s supply of toothpicks.

MAINE ATTRACTIONS YOU MUST SEE

  • The home of the master of horror - Stephen King and his lovely wife reside in Bangor, Maine. Their home is closed to public visitors, but that doesn’t mean you can’t walk by and grab a pic of this spooky manor!
  • The L.L. Bean Company - This store in Freeport is open all day, every single day of the year. To demonstrate this guarantee to the public? All locks from it’s doors were taken off in the 1950s. Come here to buy boots or simply check out the 16 foot high rubber boot that stands outside the store’s doors.
  • Marshall Point Lighthouse - This beautiful spot is not only a romantic place to view the Atlantic Ocean, it was also the setting of one scene in the famous film, Forrest Gump.

FUN FACTS ABOUT MAINE

  • Beware on planes here...It is illegal to step out of the plane while it is flying in mid-air!
  • Christmas is loved and celebrated here….but only till a specific date. As of January 14th, you can actually receive fines for still having Christmas decor up on your house!
  • Maine is the only state in America to only border one state (New Hampshire).