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Cross Lake, Maine.

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What it costs per month · Cross Lake $2,162/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,272 (+143%) since Jan 2020.

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Maine $2,162 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Maine$2,162
  • United States$1,922

Living in Cross Lake, Aroostook County, Maine

The Census does not count Cross Lake on its own, so the figures here are Aroostook County's. Half the county's households earn more than $56,700 a year and half less; 14% of the county's people live below the poverty line. 74% of the county's homes are lived in by their owners and 26% are rented. Unemployment in Aroostook County was 4.1% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Aroostook County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 67,000 about, in Aroostook County: the Census does not count Cross Lake on its own
Household income $56,700 the median in Aroostook County, give or take $1,809
Unemployment 4.1% Aroostook County, August 2026; 3.9% a year before
Homes 74% lived in by their owners; 26% rented

Written by AI Claude Haiku 5.5 wrote this on 22 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.

What it’s like

The place. Cross Lake is in Aroostook County, in the far north of Maine. Across the county, most homes are lived in by their owners, and many residents are well into middle age or beyond. Winters are colder and snowier than in most of the country, while summers are mild and warm enough for most outdoor plans. A meaningful share of households live below the poverty line, and incomes across the county are lower than the national norm.

Work. Across Aroostook County, many people work in schools, hospitals and social care, in shops, in manufacturing, and in transport, warehouses and utilities. Unemployment is a little higher than it was a year earlier, and the county had slightly fewer jobs in the most recent year than the year before. Few residents work from home, so most people travel to a workplace each day, and a typical commute is short.

Things to do. The Machias River is one of the best known rivers in the area and lies a longer drive away. Little Machias River is a short drive away and is a good choice for an easy outing close to town. Aroostook State Park, a protected area a longer drive away, offers a quieter place to spend a day outdoors.

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  • 29,932households
  • 48.3median age
  • 23%of adults have a degree
  • 14%below the poverty line
  • 18 mintypical commute
  • 9%work from home

What people in Aroostook County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care30%
  • Shops (retail)12%
  • Manufacturing8%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%
  • Building trades7%
  • Government6%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Aroostook County had 25,657 jobs in 2025, 1.3% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 22° and 3°; warmest in July, 78° and 56° 0° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 22° 3° F M A M J J 78° 56° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 22° and 3°; warmest in July, 78° and 56° 0° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 22° 3° F M A M J J 78° 56° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 22° and lows near 3°; warmest in July, with highs near 78° and lows near 56°. About 98 inches of snow and 38 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Presque Isle weather station, 29 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Aroostook County

  1. THE Aroostook Medical CenterGeneral hospital807FTE
  2. Cary Medical CenterGeneral hospital352FTE
  3. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters337
  4. RSU 79/msad 01 SchoolsSchool district332FTE
  5. Houlton Regional HospitalCritical access hospital279FTE
  6. Northern Maine Medical CenterGeneral hospital253FTE
  7. RSU 39 SchoolsSchool district221FTE
  8. RSU 29/msad 29 SchoolsSchool district216FTE

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 63 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 4,609 people in all. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherVery high
  2. Cold wavesRelatively high
  3. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  4. Inland floodingRelatively moderate
  5. Ice stormsRelatively moderate
  6. Strong windRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms across Aroostook County, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Aroostook County.

Cross Lake home values

Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

Not enough data to draw this yet.

Market heat, inside the city limits

Homes for sale

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Zip codes with a Cross Lake address

A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Cross Lake — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.

Zillow publishes no zip-level series with this city on the address.