LakevilleME
105 people call this town in Maine home.
Is Lakeville a good place to live?
Lakeville’s midpoint age is 59.9 years, above both Maine’s towns (44.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Lakeville. Downeast Lakes Community Forest, at 1,987 acres with 5.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lakeville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
105 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Lakeville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lakeville, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lakeville.
41% of residents are 65 or older
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 37% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across Maine.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| Lakeville | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 35.4% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.2% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.2% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.7% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.3% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.2% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Lakeville has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 79°; in January, nights fall to 7°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Lakeville than in most of Maine or the rest of the country
No town among the 144 in Maine we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Lakeville. 31% of adults say their health is fair or poor here. Only 4 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Lakeville. Two figures for adults here: 23% smoke cigarettes, 19% have diabetes.
| Lakeville | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lakeville | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 15.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 76.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 15.7% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 8.9% of Lakeville
For Lakeville, the trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile. There are 69 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 4, covering 3,734 acres.
| Lakeville | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Downeast Lakes Community Forest | 5.4 mi | 1,987 |
| 2. Upper Dobsis Public Reserved Land | 4.3 mi | 619 |
| 3. Keg Lake Public Reserved Land | 1.6 mi | 861 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Lakeville is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Lakeville, 72% come from inland flooding and 11% from hurricanes. On expected storm and flood damage, Lakeville sits below 55% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lakeville after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lakeville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lakeville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lakeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
About Lakeville
Town in Maine, United States
Lakeville is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 104 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 66 sq mi
- Elevation
- 397 ft
- Area code
- 207
Questions about Lakeville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lakeville, ME a good place to live?
Lakeville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.