About Houlton
Houlton, ME is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern Maine.
Houlton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.26 square miles.
📰 Houlton News Today
- Aroostook child sex abuse case dropped because police seized evidence illegally The County · Aug 14
- Maine Outdoor Film Festival Houlton mainepublic.org · Aug 17
- Houlton hospital doctor placed on leave during death investigation Bangor Daily News · Aug 14
- Philip Paul Daigle Obituary (2026) - Houlton, ME - Bowers Funeral Home - Houlton Legacy obituary · Aug 13
- Henry “Allen” Sennett Obituary | Bowers Funeral Home | Houlton, ME Tribute Archive · Aug 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Houlton Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northeastern Maine, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Maine — one of 155 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Houlton
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Houlton
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Blue Moose Restaurant
- Grammy's Country Inn
- Littleton Pit Stop LLC
- Tim Hortons — coffee shop (café)
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton · Museum
- Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum · Museum
- Rainbarrow Studio
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Houlton
- Cary Plantation E Public Reserved Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Cary Plantation W Public Reserved Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Community Park reviews ★
- Crescent Park reviews ★
- Hammond Public Reserved Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Houlton Public Boat Access reviews ★
- Linneus Community Field reviews ★
- Lt. Gordon Manuel Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Monument Park reviews ★
- Pierce Park reviews ★
- Riverfront Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Houlton
- Hodgdon Middle/High School
- Houlton Elementary School
- Houlton High School
- Houlton Junior High School
- Houlton Southside School
- Mill Pond School
- Region Two Sch of Applied Tech
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Houlton Regional Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaine
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.26 sq mi
Coordinates46.1215, -67.8322