Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Casco is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 106th of 142 in Maine, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 81% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $443K, 4.8 years of the Portland metro’s $92K median household income. Casco has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Friends Meetinghouse and Watkins House and Cabins. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Sebago Lake State Park, 704 acres with 4.5 miles of trail.
Where Casco beats most towns.
Where Casco’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 Casco is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,046 in 1850, a low of 685 in 1920, 3,646 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1795 and 2 maps from 1946 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Casco, 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 Casco.
Casco is a second-home town, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
Its public schools are run by RSU 61/MSAD 61. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked River ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 195 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
26.6% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Maine.
Most working residents leave Casco for work: only 8% work in town. Casco’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Casco has added 73 jobs, to 666 in 2023.
| Casco | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.3% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Casco sits against 4.7% in Maine’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns on this measure. 17 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves.
| Casco | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sebago Lake State Park | 4.5 mi | 704 |
| 2. Mayberry Hill Preserve | 0.9 mi | 142 |
| 3. Jugtown Forest | 0.5 mi | 695 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Casco.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The North Sebago weather station, 8 miles away, records that 70 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 78% of Maine places with climate records. July afternoons average 80.1°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 91% of Maine places with climate records; January nights average 9.9°.
Casco has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Casco’s January low is 10°F.
| Casco | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 10°F | 10°F | 22°F |
| July high | 80°F | 79°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
40.8% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 15.3% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.
Children under 18 are 11% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (40% statewide). The median age in Casco is 52 years. Only 8 of the 143 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Casco.
| Casco | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 11% | 18% | 22% |
| Median age | 52 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Casco | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.6% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.7% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.4% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.3% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.7% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.5% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.4% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
Against the 10,458 U.S. towns with household incomes like Casco’s, it is healthier than 79%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Casco. Casco beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults have obesity in Casco.
| Casco | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Casco | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68.3% | 63.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 9.6% in the year to September 2026. 90% of Casco households own their home.
| Casco | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,395 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Casco
About 4 of every 100 Casco residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
3 places in Casco on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Casco.
Town in Maine, United States
Casco is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Casco is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The population was 3,646 at the 2020 census. Casco includes the villages of Casco, South Casco and Cook Mills. The town borders the east shore of Sebago Lake, and is home to part of Sebago Lake State Park. Casco is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Casco is just under 30 miles (48 km) from downtown Portland. Casco is the home of "Casco Days", an annual community fair which takes place in Casco Days Park, always on the last Saturday in July.
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5 towns share a border with Casco.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casco | #106 | C− | C+ | — | C− | B |
| Naples | #107 | C− | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Raymond | #5 | A | B+ | — | B | A |
| Poland | #118 | C− | C | — | C− | B |
| Otisfield | — | — | C− | — | D | C− |
| Sebago | — | — | C+ | — | D− | B− |
Otisfield and Sebago have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Casco, Naples, Raymond, Poland, Otisfield and Sebago report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Casco with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Casco grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #106 of 142 in Maine. It grades B for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
3 notable people were born here, including Kate Hall and Alonzo Cook.
