Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,159, incorporated in 1762.
Friendship’s best subject grade is a B+ for health; its weakest is a C for incomes. 37% of residents are 65 or older in Friendship, where Maine’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 18%. Among 144 Maine towns, just 1 have a lower July high than Friendship. The biggest park or preserve is Neds Point Preserve, at 117 acres. Friendship has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Friendship beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Friendship | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 14.8% |
Census counts: 480 in 1810, 1,142 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1980 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Friendship is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Friendship, 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 Friendship.
At 55.5 years, Friendship’s median age is above both Maine’s towns (44.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 15% of residents are under 18 in Friendship. 40% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Maine.
| Friendship | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.5 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 58% are men (ME 44%).
| Friendship | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.1% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.5% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 24.8% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.5% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.3% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Its public schools are run by RSU 40/MSAD 40. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Village SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 62 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Friendship for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Rockland (16%), Thomaston (8%) and Cushing (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Friendship | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Friendship beats the Maine average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 29% of Friendship adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Friendship | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Friendship | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 15.3% | 17.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Friendship has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Friendship is 15°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Friendship home is worth about $381,000, down 2.4% in a year, 8% below the Maine typical home. Friendship’s median rent is $1,370 a month.
| Friendship | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,370 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Friendship | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Martin Point Wildlife Reserve | 1.3 mi | 57 |
| 2. Neds Point Preserve | — | 117 |
| 3. Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area | — | 81 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Friendship. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year26 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
11 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
17 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens27 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestones
16 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art MuseumAcadia National Park: Plh1234us, 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 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0
None within 15 miles of Friendship; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Friendship residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Town in Maine, United States
Friendship (formerly known as Meduncook) is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The town was incorporated in 1762 as "Meduncook". It is 31 miles (50 km) southeast of Augusta and had a population of 1,142 in 2020.
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Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
