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The Maine Highlands

The Maine Highlands offers expansive forests, mountains, lakes, and some of the state’s most iconic outdoor recreation areas. Less coastal and more wilderness-oriented, it draws those seeking privacy, lakefront living, or direct access to snowmobiling, hiking, hunting, and multi-season adventure.It balances rugged outdoor landscapes with service hubs that provide amenities without sacrificing the region’s remote feel.

Why this region matters

The Highlands embody the “wild Maine” experience — with privacy, scenic land, wildlife, and recreation. It’s ideal for those prioritizing space, natural beauty, and an outdoor-focused lifestyle.

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Spotlights

Bangor

A cultural and commercial center for northern and eastern Maine, offering historic neighborhoods, entertainment venues, colleges, healthcare, and air travel via Bangor International Airport (BGR).

Greenville

The gateway to Moosehead Lake, Maine’s largest lake. Known for boating, wildlife, remote lodges, and peaceful lakeside living surrounded by forested mountains.

Millinocket

A hub for outdoor recreation, with proximity to Baxter State Park, Katahdin, the Appalachian Trail, and extensive trail systems. Appeals to those seeking rugged, nature-centered living.

Lincoln Lakes Region 

A network of small towns surrounded by dozens of lakes and ponds. Known for affordable lakefront property, rural homesteads, and nature access.

Sebasticook / Central Highlands

A landscape of rolling farmland, lakes, rivers, and traditional small towns. Offers a blend of rural living and access to mid-sized service centers.

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Schools In The Area

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Greenville Consolidated School 207-695-2666 Public KG-12
Orono Middle School 207-866-2350 Public 6-8
William S. Cohen School 207-941-6230 Public 6-8
Hermon High School 207-848-4027 Public 9-12
Greenville Consolidated School 207-695-2666 Public KG-12
Asa C Adams School 207-866-2151 Public PK-5
Vine Street School 207-941-6300 Public PK-3
Alton Elementary School 207-394-2331 Public PK-5
Veazie Community School 207-947-6573 Public PK-8
Glenburn Elementary School 207-947-8769 Public PK-8
Abraham Lincoln School 207-941-6280 Public PK-3
Fruit Street School 207-941-6270 Public PK-3
Patricia a Duran School 207-848-4081 Public PK-4
SeDoMoCha Elementary School 207-564-6535 Public PK-4
Sebasticook Valley Elementary School 207-368-4592 Public PK-4
Opal Myrick Elementary School 207-746-3511 Public PK-4
Lee/Winn School 207-738-3060 Public PK-4
Center Drive School 207-825-3697 Public PK-8
Piscataquis Community Elementary School 207-876-4301 Public PK-6
Downeast School 207-941-6240 Public PK-3
Enfield Station School 207-732-4141 Public PK-5
Granite Street School 207-723-6426 Public PK-5
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School 207-884-7444 Public PK-5
Brewer Community School 207-404-5700 Public PK-8
Etna-Dixmont School 207-992-0735 Public PK-4
Old Town Elementary School 207-827-1544 Public KG-5
Ella P. Burr School 207-794-3014 Public PK-3
Central Community Elementary School 207-285-0325 Public PK-5
Carmel Elementary School 207-848-3383 Public PK-4
Katahdin Elementary School 207-365-4285 Public PK-5
Helen S Dunn Elementary School 207-826-2000 Public PK-8
Indian Island School 207-827-4285 Public KG-8
Ridge View Community School 207-924-6000 Public PK-8
Bangor Christian Schools 207-947-7356 Private PK-12
Viola Rand School 207-827-2508 Public PK-3
Earl C Mcgraw School 207-862-3830 Public PK-2
All Saints Catholic School 207-942-0955 Private PK-8
Bangor Montessori School 207-735-8958 Private PK-T1
Fourteenth Street School 207-941-6350 Public PK-3
Kingman Elementary School 207-765-2500 Public PK-5
Newburgh Elementary School 207-234-2781 Public PK-PK
Milo Elementary School 207-943-2122 Public PK-2
Penobscot Christian School 207-947-2704 Private PK-12
Eddington School 207-843-6010 Public PK-1
Dr. Lewis S. Libby School 207-827-2252 Public PK-8
Orono Middle School 207-866-2350 Public 6-8
George B Weatherbee School 207-862-3254 Public 3-5
Holden School 207-843-7828 Public 2-4
William S. Cohen School 207-941-6230 Public 6-8
Vine Street School 207-941-6300 Public PK-3
Greenville Consolidated School 207-695-2666 Public KG-12
Asa C Adams School 207-866-2151 Public PK-5
Veazie Community School 207-947-6573 Public PK-8
Mary Snow School 207-941-6290 Public 4-5
Alton Elementary School 207-394-2331 Public PK-5
Glenburn Elementary School 207-947-8769 Public PK-8
Abraham Lincoln School 207-941-6280 Public PK-3
Fruit Street School 207-941-6270 Public PK-3
Reeds Brook Middle School 207-862-3540 Public 6-8
Patricia a Duran School 207-848-4081 Public PK-4
Mattanawcook Jr. High School 207-794-8935 Public 4-8
Hermon Middle School 207-848-4070 Public 5-8
Sebasticook Valley Elementary School 207-368-4592 Public PK-4
SeDoMoCha Elementary School 207-564-6535 Public PK-4
James F. Doughty School 207-941-6220 Public 6-8
Opal Myrick Elementary School 207-746-3511 Public PK-4
Downeast School 207-941-6240 Public PK-3
Lee/Winn School 207-738-3060 Public PK-4
Brownville Elementary School 207-965-8184 Public 3-4
Center Drive School 207-825-3697 Public PK-8
Piscataquis Community Elementary School 207-876-4301 Public PK-6
Enfield Station School 207-732-4141 Public PK-5
Suzanne M Smith Elementary School 207-884-7444 Public PK-5
Etna-Dixmont School 207-992-0735 Public PK-4
Granite Street School 207-723-6426 Public PK-5
Holbrook School 207-843-7769 Public 5-8
Brewer Community School 207-404-5700 Public PK-8
Fairmount School 207-941-6260 Public 4-5
Old Town Elementary School 207-827-1544 Public KG-5
Katahdin Middle/High School 207-365-4218 Public 6-12
Mt. Jefferson Junior High School 207-728-3635 Public 5-8
Central Community Elementary School 207-285-0325 Public PK-5
Leonard Middle School 207-827-3900 Public 6-8
Ella P. Burr School 207-794-3014 Public PK-3
Hichborn Middle School 207-732-3113 Public 6-8
Carmel Elementary School 207-848-3383 Public PK-4
Caravel Middle School 207-848-3615 Public 5-8
Katahdin Elementary School 207-365-4285 Public PK-5
Stearns Junior-Senior High School 207-723-6430 Public 6-12
Helen S Dunn Elementary School 207-826-2000 Public PK-8
Central Middle School 207-285-3177 Public 6-8
Medway Middle School 207-746-3470 Public 5-8
Nokomis Regional Middle School 207-355-3600 Public 5-8
Indian Island School 207-827-4285 Public KG-8
Ridge View Community School 207-924-6000 Public PK-8
Greenville Consolidated School 207-695-2666 Public KG-12
Orono Middle School 207-866-2350 Public 6-8
William S. Cohen School 207-941-6230 Public 6-8
Veazie Community School 207-947-6573 Public PK-8
Glenburn Elementary School 207-947-8769 Public PK-8
Reeds Brook Middle School 207-862-3540 Public 6-8
Mattanawcook Jr. High School 207-794-8935 Public 4-8
Hermon Middle School 207-848-4070 Public 5-8
Center Drive School 207-825-3697 Public PK-8
James F. Doughty School 207-941-6220 Public 6-8
Holbrook School 207-843-7769 Public 5-8
Brewer Community School 207-404-5700 Public PK-8
Piscataquis Community Secondary School 207-876-4625 Public 7-12
Mt. Jefferson Junior High School 207-728-3635 Public 5-8
Katahdin Middle/High School 207-365-4218 Public 6-12
Leonard Middle School 207-827-3900 Public 6-8
Hichborn Middle School 207-732-3113 Public 6-8
Caravel Middle School 207-848-3615 Public 5-8
Stearns Junior-Senior High School 207-723-6430 Public 6-12
Central Middle School 207-285-3177 Public 6-8
Helen S Dunn Elementary School 207-826-2000 Public PK-8
Medway Middle School 207-746-3470 Public 5-8
Indian Island School 207-827-4285 Public KG-8
SeDoMoCha Middle School 207-564-6535 Public 5-8
Ridge View Community School 207-924-6000 Public PK-8
Nokomis Regional Middle School 207-355-3600 Public 5-8
Penquis Valley Middle/High School 207-943-7346 Public 5-12
Kidspeace-Millinocket 207-723-6813 Private 2-10
All Saints Catholic School 207-942-0955 Private PK-8
Bangor Christian Schools 207-947-7356 Private PK-12
Penobscot Christian School 207-947-2704 Private PK-12
Dr. Lewis S. Libby School 207-827-2252 Public PK-8
North Star Christian 207-249-8689 Private 1-7
Nfi-Stetson Ranch School 207-647-4404 Private 7-12
Stillwater Academy 207-922-4732 Private 1-12
Greenville Consolidated School 207-695-2666 Public KG-12
Hermon High School 207-848-4027 Public 9-12
Hampden Academy 207-862-3791 Public 9-12
Bangor High School 207-992-5500 Public 9-12
Nokomis Regional High School 207-368-4354 Public 9-12
Orono High School 207-866-4916 Public 9-12
Piscataquis Community Secondary School 207-876-4625 Public 7-12
Katahdin Middle/High School 207-365-4218 Public 6-12
Brewer High School 207-989-4140 Public 9-12
Dexter Regional High School 207-924-5536 Public 9-12
Schenck High School 207-746-3511 Public 9-12
Old Town High School 207-827-3910 Public 9-12
Stearns Junior-Senior High School 207-723-6430 Public 6-12
Mattanawcook Academy 207-794-6711 Public 9-12
Penobscot Valley High School 207-732-3111 Public 9-12
Central High School 207-285-3326 Public 9-12
Penquis Valley Middle/High School 207-943-7346 Public 5-12
Foxcroft Academy 207-487-6092 Private 9-12
Bangor Christian Schools 207-947-7356 Private PK-12
John Bapst Memorial High School 207-947-0313 Private 9-12
Penobscot Christian School 207-947-2704 Private PK-12
Kidspeace-Millinocket 207-723-6813 Private 2-10
Nfi-Stetson Ranch School 207-647-4404 Private 7-12
Lee Academy 207-738-2252 Private 9-12
Stillwater Academy 207-922-4732 Private 1-12

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