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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Farmingdale is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 93rd of 142 in Maine, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 60% of Maine towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $72K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $322K, 4.7 years of the Augusta area’s $69K median household income. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Farmingdale, above both Maine’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Its National Register listings include Peter Grant House and Capt. Nataniel Stone House. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns.
Where Farmingdale beats most towns.
Where Farmingdale’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 Farmingdale is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 896 in 1860, 2,995 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1830 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmingdale, 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 Farmingdale.
Farmingdale gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine; it also has little public open land and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Jobs based here fell from 941 in 2013 to 690. 28.4% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Maine.
Most working residents leave Farmingdale for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Farmingdale has lost 251 jobs, to 690 in 2023. The top destinations are Augusta (30%), Gardiner (6%) and Bath (4%).
| Farmingdale | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6.1% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by RSU 02. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Hall-Dale Middle and High School, with 496 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall-Dale Middle and High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 496 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
66% of households own their home in Farmingdale. The typical Farmingdale home is worth about $323,000, down 1% in a year, 22% below the Maine typical home. The median rent in Farmingdale is $911 a month.
| Farmingdale | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $911 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Gardiner weather station records that 69 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 81% of Maine places with climate records. The Gardiner weather station records that about 5 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 79% of Maine places with climate records.
Farmingdale has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Farmingdale’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Farmingdale beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 12% of Farmingdale adults binge drink.
| Farmingdale | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Farmingdale | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.4% | 15.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 14.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Farmingdale.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 112 of its 7,343 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Farmingdale itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
0.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Only 5 of the 143 Maine towns we compare have a lower trail density than Farmingdale. The biggest park or preserve is Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area, at 71 acres.
| Farmingdale | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Vaughan Woods | 0.3 mi | 28 |
| 2. Jamies Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 71 |
| 3. Wing Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmingdale. Close and well known come first.
4 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
33 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light35 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestones
28 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
22 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National MonumentMaine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Farmingdale
About 6 of every 100 Farmingdale residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
2 places in Farmingdale on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Farmingdale is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,995 at the 2020 census. Farmingdale is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
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6 towns share a border with Farmingdale.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Gardiner (C+) is closest.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmingdale | #93 | C | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Manchester | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| West Gardiner | #71 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Hallowell | #27 | A− | C | A | B | B |
| Gardiner | #82 | C+ | C+ | B | B− | C+ |
| Randolph | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Chelsea | #51 | B | B | — | A− | C |
Manchester and Randolph have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Farmingdale, Manchester, West Gardiner, Randolph and Chelsea report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Farmingdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Farmingdale grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #93 of 142 in Maine. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability 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 B−.
