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Bar Harbor Maine Real Estate
"Your Maine Destination"
- Location: Downeast Maine in Hancock County, on Mound Desert Island
- Distances: 3 hours 15 minutes north of Portland (175 miles), 5 hours 10 minutes North of Boston (281 miles)
- Area Size: 3.1 square miles
- Population: 4,820
Bar Harbor real estate offers visitors natural beauty, small town appeal, and a resort that is a great jumping off place for nearby sites and attractions. Bar Harbor’s residents enjoy pastoral lanes, rustic houses, and stately farms on the 28,000 acres of this downeast village. Once called West Eden, Bar Harbor, Maine is a mystical place with charm that will keep you looking forward to coming back to your vacation home year after year.
Located in Downeast Maine on Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor was once considered a small fishing and shipbuilding community. Today, because of its scenic location and wonderful summer weather it is a favorite destination for people throughout the world. With Acadia National Park in the backyard, Bar Harbor Maine affords the comforts and luxury of a classic vacation retreat, but also offers spectacular beauty and natural wonder for those who would prefer to spend their time outdoors.
Surrounding Bar Harbor’s real estate is Acadia National Park; the second most visited National Park in the United States. Acadia is open year round and offers some of the most breathtaking vies of lakes, mountain ranges & Oceanfront in the U.S. In Acadia National Park there are more than 120 miles of marked trails. There are 17 mountains to climb. The Carriage Road consists of over 50 miles of broken stone roads built by John Rockefeller, Jr., which he later donated to the park. These roads are great for leisurely walking, or bike riding. There are 18 stone bridges in the park. The Park Loop Road is 27 miles long and will guide you trough Acadia. You can get to Sand Beach, Cadillac Mountain and Otter Cliffs on the Park Loop Road. In the park you will find 20 lakes and ponds.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1996: 38 buildings, average cost: $104,500
- 1997: 25 buildings, average cost: $107,400
- 1998: 40 buildings, average cost: $126,700
- 1999: 61 buildings, average cost: $92,800
- 2000: 48 buildings, average cost: $124,100
- 2001: 53 buildings, average cost: $198,700
- 2002: 52 buildings, average cost: $135,800
- 2003: 39 buildings, average cost: $163,700
- 2004: 53 buildings, average cost: $155,200
- 2005: 34 buildings, average cost: $186,800
Please contact us if interested in purchasing Bar Harbor Maine Real Estate