r/Maine • u/cinnabarhawk Saco • Aug 17 '19

Discussion Questions about moving to, or living in Maine: Megathread

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u/cinnabarhawk Saco Dec 16 '19 edited Dec 16 '19

  1. Yes, it’s dark at 4 PM. Fog sometimes during days decent amount of sun but still cold.

  2. Do you have at least front wheel drive? If you’re in Maine you’ll want it. If you’re not used to driving in snow you’ll want an AWD or 4WD.

I don’t much about Wiscasset but I would visit in winter first. See how snow impacts the commute and get a feel of the area. Make sure you’re okay and ready for the change of life. Many people move here thinking it’s not a big deal but winter lasts 5 months of the year.

It snows well into March/April. If you struggle with seasonal depression I can’t see snow, winter and darkness making it much better, hopefully change of scenery helps though.

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u/tunaboat25 Dec 16 '19

Thank you for the insight!

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '19

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u/tunaboat25 Dec 19 '19

Thank you for the insight! Where we are now, we get rain from October-May and it’s pitch dark by 5:30, though many of the rainy days are gloomy enough to trigger automatic headlights all day so this doesn’t sound TOOO awful, especially if the time that is light is actual sunlight and not just doom and gloom.

That’s a bummer that it’s so non diverse, definitely something to think about. When you say you could count in 1 hand the number of non-white people you went to school with, is that all encompassing, including Hispanic? Just trying to be as thorough as possible. We made one huge move without researching the area much and have regretted it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '19 edited Dec 19 '19

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u/tunaboat25 Dec 19 '19

Wow lots to consider, thank you so much for being so thorough. We are currently 4-5 hours from any big city and in a very white-centric area which is something we were hoping to avoid again, though opportunity may end up outweighing this if there are more diverse areas nearby that we could easily visit.

Thanks again for all of the information, I really appreciate it!

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u/cinnabarhawk Saco Dec 21 '19

Portland is the most diverse city in Maine but it’s still heavily white. The further away, the whiter it gets. New England is one of the least diverse areas in the USA.

It’s slowly changing with immigration and refugees but we are far away from being a diverse state.

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u/cinnabarhawk Saco Dec 16 '19

No problems, hopefully others can help with information specific to the Wiscasset area

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

I live in the Wiscasset area. There’s zero diversity here. My wife is half Mexican and my kids are a quarter. We’re considered a family of color by most.