Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,101.
The best of Georgetown’s subject grades are an A for history and an A− for the outdoors. Among 144 Maine towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Georgetown. Its National Register listings include Seguin Island Light Station and Grey Havens Inn. Georgetown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Georgetown beats most towns.
Seguin Island Light Station| Widest gap | Georgetown | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 14.8% |
Coastal flooding makes up 26% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Georgetown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,333 in 1790, a low of 361 in 1930, 1,058 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1790 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Georgetown, 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 Georgetown.
The typical Georgetown home is worth about $695,000, up 8.8% in a year, 69% above the Maine typical home. At $1,431 a month, Georgetown’s median rent is against $1,106 a month in Maine’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. 83% of households own their home in Georgetown.
| Georgetown | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,431 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 83% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Georgetown Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Central SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 51 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests
Most working residents leave Georgetown for work: only 4% work in town. At 30 minutes, Georgetown’s average trip to work is above both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Georgetown grew to 175 in 2023, 43 more than in 2013.
| Georgetown | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
27% of Georgetown adults sleep under 7 hours. Georgetown beats the Maine average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 13% of Georgetown adults binge drink.
| Georgetown | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Georgetown | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
People 65 and older are 33% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (20% statewide). Georgetown’s median age is 55.8 years. Georgetown has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 1,101 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Georgetown | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.8 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 32% | 29% |
Somewhere between 41% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Georgetown’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.8 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Georgetown | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.2% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.5% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.9% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.5% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.2% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.9% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.9% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.6% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.4% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.4% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
Georgetown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Georgetown is 76°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Georgetown.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
29 miles of trail in 17 parks and preserves. Reid State Park, at 742 acres with 2.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Georgetown | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Berry Woods Preserve | 3.3 mi | 337 |
| 2. Reid State Park | 2.9 mi | 742 |
| 3. Josephine Newman Audubon Sanctuary | 2.6 mi | 121 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Georgetown. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
23 mi LandmarkFort Gorges4 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestones
15 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
13 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical GardensPortland 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
None within 15 miles of Georgetown; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Georgetown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
8 places in Georgetown on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Located on an island accessible by car from the mainland, Georgetown includes the villages of Five Islands, Georgetown, Bay Point, Marrtown, West Georgetown and Robinhood. It is a popular tourist destination.
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That is 7.5 years of the area's median household income ($92,175 across the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
