Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,261.
Corinna’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. On health, just 20 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. On incomes, just 23 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Corinna has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Stewart Free Library and Morse's Corner School. Corinna has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Corinna beats most towns.
Stewart Free LibraryWhere Corinna’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 Corinna is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 411 in 1820, 2,221 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Corinna, 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 Corinna.
The typical Corinna home is worth about $188,000, up 7.4% in a year, 54% below the Maine typical home. 87% of households own their home in Corinna, above both Maine’s towns (81%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Corinna beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19. 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Corinna, against 14% in Maine’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. 20% of Corinna adults report frequent mental distress.
| Corinna | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Corinna | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.4% | 14.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.4% | 10.7% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 25% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Corinna for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Corinna is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Corinna has added 74 jobs, to 301 in 2023.
| Corinna | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Corinna.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Corinna has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Corinna’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Corinna | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Village Green | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Corinna; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Corinna residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Town in Maine, United States
Corinna is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bangor metropolitan statistical area. The village of Corinna is in the southern part of the town.
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4 towns share a border with Corinna.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinna | — | — | A− | — | C | D |
| Dexter | #113 | C− | B− | B+ | C− | D |
| Exeter | — | — | A− | — | C− | D |
| St. Albans | — | — | C | — | C | C− |
| Newport | #120 | C− | C+ | B | C | C |
Corinna, Exeter and St. Albans have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Corinna, Exeter and St. Albans report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Corinna with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
Corinna has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Gilbert Patten and Sam Fifield.