Lake ArrowheadME
In Maine, this town has 3,322 residents.
Is Lake Arrowhead a good place to live?
Lake Arrowhead’s midpoint rent is $2,288 a month, against $1,106 a month in Maine’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Of the 144 Maine towns we compare, none has a lower share of residents 65 or older than Lake Arrowhead. We don’t grade Lake Arrowhead yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Lake Arrowhead for work
Where Lake Arrowhead’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Lake Arrowhead: who provides what
Lake Arrowhead is unincorporated, so York County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lake Arrowhead.
Compared with most of Maine and the rest of the country, the median age in Lake Arrowhead is lower
Among adults 25 and older, 27% have a four-year degree or more, against 36% across Maine. 27% of residents are under 18 in Lake Arrowhead. People 65 and older are 8% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (18% statewide).
| Lake Arrowhead | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 27% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lake Arrowhead | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.3% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.6% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.7% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.9% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.1% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.6% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.4% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.3% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
The average trip to work in Lake Arrowhead is longer than in the typical Maine or U.S. town
Jobs in Lake Arrowhead grew by 46 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 106. Lake Arrowhead: 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Portland (13%), Waterboro (7%) and South Portland (6%). The median commute is under 20 miles.
| Lake Arrowhead | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake Arrowhead has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 73% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lake Arrowhead is lower. Expected losses in Lake Arrowhead break down as 60% from inland flooding and 17% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Arrowhead has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lake Arrowhead’s midsummer high stands at 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lake Arrowhead is
The share of adults in Lake Arrowhead who smoke cigarettes: 16%. Against the Maine average, Lake Arrowhead comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 6. No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a higher share of adults who binge drink than Lake Arrowhead. Two figures for adults in the town: 21% report frequent mental distress, 29% have high blood pressure.
| Lake Arrowhead | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lake Arrowhead | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.2% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Lake Arrowhead sells for about $445K
A home in Lake Arrowhead typically sold within 25 days of listing. For households in the town, the share who own their home is 94%. Sellers in Lake Arrowhead got 98.7% of the asking price, typically.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Lake Arrowhead is conserved land
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Lake Arrowhead’s density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 12 acres locally.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Outlet Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Winnipesaukee and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Arrowhead. Close and well known come first.
29 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
27 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
26 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
33 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad
35 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
38 mi Theme parkStory LandPhoto credits
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Everything we know about Lake Arrowhead
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Arrowhead; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Lake Arrowhead residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
About Lake Arrowhead
Census-designated place in Maine, United States
Lake Arrowhead is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Waterboro and Limerick in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Arrowhead had a population of 3,192. The CDP corresponds to the area covered by the Lake Arrowhead Community, a large subdivision begun in the 1960s which surrounds Lake Arrowhead, an artificial lake on the Little Ossipee River. The community is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 6.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 338 ft
Lake Arrowhead’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Lake Arrowhead.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arrowhead | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Limerick | #49 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Waterboro | #39 | B+ | B | — | B+ | B |
| Limington | #57 | B | B+ | — | C+ | B− |
Limerick, Waterboro and Limington report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Arrowhead isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lake Arrowhead with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Arrowhead
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Arrowhead, ME a good place to live?
We don’t grade Lake Arrowhead yet; the figures below are still real.