We'd already checked out some of the populations in Aroostook - Fort Kent is just under 2,000 population, Presque Isle about five times that, Houlton just over half the size of Presque Isle.

http://www.city-data.com

My wife and I have worked our way through a slew of realtor.com pages and at the moment, a house just south of Houlton looks favourite. I'm off up there on Saturday to take a look.

Brian.