Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Edgecomb’s best subject grades are an A+ for history and an A for civic life; its weakest is a C for cost of living. Among 144 Maine towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Edgecomb. 13% of the land in Edgecomb is conserved, where Maine’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On history, just 27 of Maine’s 285 towns do better. The biggest place to walk is Schmid Land Preserve, 760 acres with 10 miles of trail. Edgecomb has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Edgecomb beats most towns.
Fort Edgecomb
Census counts: 755 in 1790, a low of 367 in 1930, 1,188 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1740 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Edgecomb is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edgecomb. Close and well known come first.
39 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
37 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
10 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
7 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
3 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National MonumentPortland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Edgecomb, 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 Edgecomb.
Most working residents leave Edgecomb for work: only 3% work in town. At $109,000, Edgecomb’s median household income is against $78,000 in Maine’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Edgecomb.
| Edgecomb | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $109,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 12% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Edgecomb Public Schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecomb Eddy SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 113 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests
Edgecomb beats the Maine average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 29% of Edgecomb adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 5 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Edgecomb.
| Edgecomb | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Edgecomb | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Edgecomb has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Edgecomb is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
17 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. Edgecomb’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schmid Land Preserve | 10 mi | 760 |
| 2. Church Property | 0.9 mi | 106 |
| 3. Lallis Property | 0.9 mi | 94 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maine average. Edgecomb has grown 2.2% since 2020, to 1,214 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Maine.
| Edgecomb | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 41 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
58% women, 42% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.3 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Edgecomb | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.7% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.7% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.3% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.2% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.1% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Edgecomb home is worth about $407,000, up 1.7% in a year, close to the Maine typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Edgecomb; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Edgecomb residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Coastal flooding makes up 9% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
4 places in Edgecomb on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Edgecomb is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,188 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of East Edgecomb, North Edgecomb, and Pools Landing. The town was named for George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, a supporter of the colonists. Fort Edgecomb is a Maine State Historic Site.
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That is 5.3 years of the area's median household income ($76,875 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
