Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lebanon is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 64th of 142 in Maine, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $98K. A typical home there costs about $406K, 4.4 years of the Portland metro’s $92K median household income. Lebanon’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 25 minutes in Maine’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On civic life, just 6 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Lebanon beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,296 in 1790, a low of 1,148 in 1930, 6,469 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 5 maps from 1891 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Lebanon is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon.
Lebanon sends many workers across the state line to Dover, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
30% of working residents cross a state line to work, Dover among the top destinations. Lebanon has 481 jobs for its 2,733 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Lebanon for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Lebanon grew to 481 in 2023, 84 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Rochester (9%), Dover (8%) and Portsmouth (7%).
| Lebanon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by RSU 60/MSAD 60. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanson SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 267 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
25 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lebanon Community Forest, at 255 acres.
| Lebanon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 4.8% | 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. Salmon Falls Reserve | 0.4 mi | 14 |
| 2. Lebanon Community Forest | 0.2 mi | 255 |
| 3. Nesbitt Pond Natural Area | 0.2 mi | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Durham weather station, 18 miles away, records that about 15 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 96% of Maine places with climate records. July afternoons average 81.6°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 100% of Maine places with climate records; January nights average 12.5°.
Lebanon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Among 143 Maine towns, just 2 have a higher July high than Lebanon. The January low in Lebanon is 13°F.
| Lebanon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 82°F | 79°F | 85°F |
| January low | 13°F | 10°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lebanon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,910 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lebanon’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Lebanon beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Lebanon adults binge drink.
| Lebanon | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lebanon | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.6% | 7.6% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.4% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
97% of households own their home in Lebanon. The typical Lebanon home is worth about $406,000, down 0.6% in a year, close to the Maine typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lebanon. Close and well known come first.
25 mi LakeLake Winnipesaukee
39 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
39 mi LandmarkFort Gorges
23 mi LighthouseCape Neddick Light
24 mi MuseumStrawbery Banke
21 mi MuseumSeashore Trolley MuseumLake Winnipesaukee: No machine-readable author provided. JohnJHenderson~commonswiki assumed (based o, Public domain · Portland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Cape Neddick Light: Stefan Hillebrand, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Strawbery Banke: Ken Gallager (Ken Gallager from en.wikipedia), Public domain · Seashore Trolley Museum: Rene Schwietzke from Jena, Germany, CC BY 2.0
None within 15 miles of Lebanon; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Lebanon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Where Lebanon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Lebanon on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Lebanon.
Town in Maine, United States
Lebanon is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 6,469 at the 2020 census. Lebanon includes the villages of Center Lebanon, West Lebanon, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, and East Lebanon. It is the westernmost town in Maine. Lebanon is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
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6 towns share a border with Lebanon.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | #64 | B− | B | — | B− | B |
| Berwick | #55 | B | C | B+ | B− | A− |
| Sanford | #104 | C− | C+ | C | C+ | C+ |
| Acton | #68 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| North Berwick | #38 | B+ | C+ | A | B− | B+ |
Lebanon and Acton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lebanon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Lebanon grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #64 of 142 in Maine. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
6 notable people were born here, including Charles E. Littlefield and Elihu B. Hayes.
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