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The best of Lubec’s subject grades are an A+ for civic life and history and an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for incomes. 41% of residents are 65 or older in Lubec, above both the Maine town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On incomes, just 17 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Only 10 of Maine’s 285 towns score higher on the outdoors. Lubec has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them West Quoddy Head Light Station and McCurdy Smokehouse (Additional Documentation). Only 11 of Maine’s 285 towns score higher on civic life. Lubec has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lubec beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,430 in 1820, a peak of 3,371 in 1920, 1,237 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1822 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Lubec is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Lubec, 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 Lubec.
Lubec’s median age is 59.3 years, against 44.9 years in Maine’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. 14% of Lubec residents are under 18. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 36% across Maine.
| Lubec | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59.3 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 14% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 32% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lubec | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.9% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.9% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.4% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.5% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 26.2% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 15.1% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.5% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.4% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.2% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Its public schools are run by RSU 85/MSAD 19. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lubec Consolidated SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 87 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests
47% of adults have high blood pressure in Lubec. Among 144 Maine towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Lubec. 39% of adults have obesity in Lubec.
| Lubec | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lubec | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.1% | 15.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 76.4% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15.9% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Lubec home is worth about $260,000, about the same as a year ago, 37% below the Maine typical home. The median rent in Lubec is $550 a month.
| Lubec | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $550 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
About one in 5 of Lubec’s working residents works in town. Lubec’s median household income is $52,000. Jobs based in Lubec fell to 188 in 2023, 90 fewer than in 2013.
| Lubec | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lubec has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Of the 144 Maine towns we compare, none has a lower July high than Lubec.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 2016, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lubec.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
34 miles of trail in 30 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Hamilton Cove Preserve, 1,319 acres with 2.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quoddy Head State Park | 4.5 mi | 524 |
| 2. Hamilton Cove Preserve | 2.8 mi | 1,319 |
| 3. Black Duck Cove Park | 2.2 mi | 164 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Lubec; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Lubec residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
7 places in Lubec on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Lubec.
Town in Maine, United States
Lubec ( loo-BEK) is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. It is the easternmost municipality in the contiguous U.S. (see extreme points of the United States) and is the country's closest continental location to Africa. The town, with a population of 1,237 at the 2020 census, is home to Quoddy Head State Park.
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5.2 times the library visits per person than the typical Maine town.
Not for the area. That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($56,024 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
5 notable people were born here, including George H. Moses and James Henry Carleton.
