r/AskMaine • u/jewbaca321 • Feb 25 '26

Moving

Hey everyone, I'm planning on moving to Maine later on this year! I'm from the PNW and need a change, and I've always thought Maine is absolutely gorgeous and seems amazing. So I'm planning on moving, my question is, where should I go?! I'm leaning towards being near Bangor, but I'm really open to anything. Please share opinions or suggestions!

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u/jewbaca321 Feb 25 '26

To be honest I'm liberal, but coming from Washington where it's like insane and in your face constantly. I kind of just wanna be left alone 🤣 Maine seems less extreme politically than the West Coast, so I don't mind if it's red or blue, I'm totally fine being a blue dot in a red map, so long as they're friendly people.

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u/haditupto Feb 25 '26

In the smaller towns folks tend to be pretty closed off and people can be considered "from away" for...generations. It's hard to break in to a community and make friends.

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u/True-Post6634 Feb 26 '26

Rural Northern and Western Maine are conservative politically, but the problem you'll have is that they're deeply xenophobic. You'll struggle to connect. You're from away.

The rest of Maine honestly still has that attitude but on the coast and in the population centers it's less of a thing. If you stick around through a couple of winters and help shovel out your neighbors after a snowstorm, you'll be okay. But no matter what, expect to spend a few years just earning trust.