Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 398, settled in 1868.
Chebeague Island’s median rent is $2,063 a month, above both the Maine town median ($1,106 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among 144 Maine towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Chebeague Island. Chebeague Island has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Halfway Rock Light Station and Great Chebeague Golf Club. Chebeague Island has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 4 maps from 1893 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chebeague Island. Close and well known come first.
10 mi LighthousePortland Head Light15 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
9 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
10 mi MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
11 mi MuseumPortland Museum of Art14 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestonesPortland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Portland Museum of Art: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Chebeague Island, 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 Chebeague Island.
The typical Chebeague Island home is worth about $650,000, down 1% in a year, 58% above the Maine typical home. 71% of Chebeague Island households own their home, against 81% in Maine’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Chebeague Island Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chebeague Island SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 14 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Chebeague Island for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Chebeague Island grew to 73 in 2023, 33 more than in 2013. 13% of Chebeague Island residents live below the poverty line.
| Chebeague Island | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Chebeague Island has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Chebeague Island’s July high is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12% of adults report frequent mental distress in Chebeague Island. Among 144 Maine towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Chebeague Island. 14% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Chebeague Island.
| Chebeague Island | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Chebeague Island | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.9% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.6% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.6% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
4.6 miles of trail in 16 parks and preserves. The trail density in Chebeague Island is 0.2 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area, at 97 acres.
| Chebeague Island | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ministerial Island CCLT easement | 0.6 mi | 16 |
| 2. Little Chebeague Island | 0.4 mi | 21 |
| 3. Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area | — | 97 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Chebeague Island
About 1 of every 100 Chebeague Island residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Chebeague Island’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Maine, United States
Chebeague Island (, shə-BEEG or , shə-BIG) is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, with Great Chebeague Island located in Casco Bay as the town's dominant landform. Chebeague Island was a part of the Town of Cumberland until July 1, 2007, when it seceded and became the Town of Chebeague Island. Fifteen islands and portions of two more are part of the Town of Chebeague Island. At the 2020 census, the town's year-round population was 396. The population is said to more than triple in the summer months.
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Chebeague Island has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
