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Maine›Hancock County

Is Mariaville a good place to live?

Mariaville’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 3 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mariaville. The biggest park or preserve is Hardwood Hill Island Preserve, at 151 acres. Mariaville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Mariaville stand out

Where Mariaville beats most towns.

Small town

502 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Mariaville
Mariaville, 2011
Mariaville’s story

193 years in pictures

Census counts: 224 in 1810, a low of 108 in 1970, 472 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2011 and 4 maps from 1911 on.

  • 1833Mariaville is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Mariaville: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Mariaville, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerVersant Power30.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesTown site
SchoolsRegion School Unit 24Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMariaville Town ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026
ZIP code0460504605 100%Census 2020

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 Mariaville.

Housing

A typical Mariaville home is worth about $264K

The typical Mariaville home is worth about $264,000, down 0.9% in a year, 36% below the Maine typical home.

$264KZillow home value
MariavilleMaine townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home82%81%73%
Median rent$1,169 a month$1,106 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Mariaville$264K
Maine$412K
−0.9%
value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

Most of Mariaville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Mariaville for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Mariaville has added 27 jobs, to 44 in 2023. Mariaville’s median household income is $66,000, below both the Maine town median ($78,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000).

3%work in town
MariavilleMaine townsU.S. towns
Median household income$66,000$78,000$80,000
Work from home10%14%11%

Where working residents work

In Mariaville3%
Ellsworth20%
Bangor13%
Bar Harbor6%
Trenton4%
19 mi
median commute distance
44
jobs based in Mariaville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Mariaville

Mariaville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Mariaville’s July high is 80°F.

75″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–32°
Spring32–53°
Summer55–78°
Fall39–58°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Mariaville is higher than in the typical Maine or U.S. town

The FEMA risk score in Mariaville is 63 of 100.

63risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
63High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Mariaville is

Mariaville beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Mariaville adults sleep under 7 hours.

MariavilleMaine townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%33%36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)30%33%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)82%81%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%23%25%
32 measures vs. Maine
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outMariavilleME
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.9%14.8%
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
13.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Mariaville has set aside 2.7% of its land for conservation

4.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 9 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower trail density than Mariaville.

2.7%conserved
MariavilleMaine townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.70.4
Conserved land2.7%4.7%4.3%
2.7%
conserved · 815 of 29,791 acres
4.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mariaville Falls Preserve1.5 mi126
2. Hardwood Hill Island Preserve—151

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mariaville

17pages on Mariaville
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mariaville; the nearest are

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Mariaville for work

Where Mariaville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Ellsworth Ellsworth 20% 13% → Bangor Bangor 13% 6% → Bar Harbor Bar Harbor 6% 4% → Trenton Trenton 4% 3% → Brewer Brewer 3% 3% → Portland Portland 3% Mariaville · 3% stay
44jobs based in Mariaville
3%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mariaville

Town in Maine, United States

Mariaville is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 472 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
47 sq mi
Elevation
157 ft
Area code
207

Questions about Mariaville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mariaville, ME a good place to live?

Mariaville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.