Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Baldwin’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 2 of Maine’s 285 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest place to walk is Steep Falls Wildlife Management Area, 1,156 acres with 2.3 miles of trail. Baldwin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Baldwin beats most towns.
Where Baldwin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Baldwin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 190 in 1790, a low of 190 in 1790, 1,520 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1792 and 3 maps from 1896 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Baldwin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Baldwin.
3.1% of Baldwin working residents work locally, below both the Maine town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Baldwin grew to 125 in 2023, 22 more than in 2013. Baldwin’s average trip to work is 32 minutes.
| Baldwin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Baldwin has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. At 80°F, Baldwin’s July high is against 79°F in Maine’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Baldwin tracks Maine closely on all 32 CDC measures. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Baldwin.
| Baldwin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Baldwin | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Steep Falls Wildlife Management Area | 2.3 mi | 1,156 |
| 2. Ingalls Pond Trails | 0.7 mi | 22 |
| 3. Goulds Island | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Baldwin
About 5 of every 100 Baldwin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
2 places in Baldwin on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Baldwin is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,520 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with Baldwin.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | — | — | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Limington | #57 | B | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Sebago | — | — | C+ | — | D− | B− |
| Hiram | — | — | C− | — | B− | C |
| Cornish | — | — | A− | — | B− | C+ |
| Steep Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Standish | #35 | B+ | B+ | — | C+ | B+ |
Baldwin, Sebago, Hiram and Cornish have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Baldwin, Limington, Sebago, Hiram, Cornish and Standish report no FBI crime data of their own. Steep Falls isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Baldwin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Josiah Pierce and Ledell Titcomb.
