MAINE TOWN & CITY • December 31, 2020
Just a few months ago, economists, real estate agents and elected officials were speculating on whether newcom- ers – perhaps seeking refuge from the COVID-19 pandemic – would migrate to Maine towns, but the data at that time did not confirm it had begun. Now, it looks like it's happening. From Aroostook County to York, and in between, municipal officials report hot sales of real estate as people from states to the south settle in their small towns, away from where COV- ID-19 rates are higher, and where summers are getting ever hotter. The in-migration also comes at a time that interest rates are historically low.