Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Hartland’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. On incomes, just 25 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. Only 28 of Maine’s 285 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 22 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Hartland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hartland beats most towns.
Where Hartland’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 Hartland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 411 in 1820, 1,705 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1954 and 4 maps from 1932 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hartland, 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 Hartland.
The typical Hartland home is worth about $188,000, up 1.7% in a year, 54% below the Maine typical home. Hartland’s median rent is $911 a month, against $1,106 a month in Maine’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
| Hartland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $911 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 RSU 19. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 231 | D |
| Hartland Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 28 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Hartland’s median household income is $46,000, where Maine’s towns sit at $78,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. 16% of Hartland residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Hartland has lost 112 jobs, to 232 in 2023.
| Hartland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hartland beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Hartland.
| Hartland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Hartland | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18% | 14.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 8.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8.9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hartland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Hartland is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hartland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Hartland | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 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. Great Moose Wetland Preserve | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Hartland; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Hartland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Town in Maine, United States
Hartland is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,705 at the 2020 census. It contains a census-designated place of the same name.
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6 towns share a border with Hartland.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartland | — | — | A− | — | C | C |
| Athens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Albans | — | — | C | — | C | C− |
| Canaan | — | — | B+ | — | C | C |
| Pittsfield | #124 | D | B− | — | C | D |
| Palmyra | — | — | A− | — | C | D− |
| Cornville | — | — | C | — | C | C− |
Hartland, St. Albans, Canaan, Palmyra and Cornville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hartland, St. Albans, Canaan, Pittsfield, Palmyra and Cornville report no FBI crime data of their own. Athens isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hartland 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−.