Highly considering moving to southern Maine
I am looking for opinions more so from families who live there or have lived there. We are a married couple with a 16 year old, 14 yr old and 1.5 year old. We live out West in the desert. Cost of living is high here, Maine housing actually looks cheaper but I have read heating costs are insane? So maybe it’s a wash regardless and we won’t really save money by moving here. My spouse is wanting a complete change of scenery. I personally love the desert and we live close to Tahoe. I would not mind having more green surroundings and beautiful fall weather because we don’t really get that out West.
I need to know are schools good in the Bangor/Hampden area? How do people there treat new comers? Are their sports for kids and activities to do (we love outdoors but I do worry about harsh winters) we don’t get massive snow storms here unless you’re in Tahoe and I’m not sure even that compares to what northeast gets all winter.
I worry about selling our home here and moving to Maine and not liking it after a while. What are pros and cons to southern Maine?