West, 2012
Minot’s story
Minot in pictures
Census counts: 2,020 in 1810, a low of 635 in 1930, 2,766 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 4 maps from 1908 on.
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MinotME
A town of 2,866.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
2,866
2025 Census estimate · +3.5% since 2020
Typical home
$381K
−3.9% in a year
Household income
$96K
median
Median age
49.0
years
Jobs based here
271
A commuter town
TownGrade
C
#97 of 142 in ME
Is Minot a good place to live?
Minot grades C overall, 97th of 142 graded towns in Maine, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $96K and natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, its schools rank behind 76% of the state's. No town in Maine scores lower than Minot on history. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. Among 143 Maine towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Minot.
What makes Minot stand out
Where Minot beats most towns.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Minot for work
Where Minot’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
271jobs based in Minot
2%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Minot grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Minot is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 2.1% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 25% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →SchoolsC−Open →Jobs & incomeA−Open →HealthLess healthy than 73% of U.S. towns; Central Maine Medical Center 6.6 miles awayCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $381K, 5.6 years of the Lewiston metro’s $68K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trails; 2% conserved landC+Open →History6 notable people born hereC−Open →Civic life1.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market$381K typical home, down 3.9% in a year–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 49.0; 26% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Minot: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Minot, and how to reach them.
PowerCentral Maine Power27.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPoland Country Village MHP Inc4 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Minot’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereMinot Town ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026
ZIP code0425804258 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 Minot.
Minot has home values falling while Maine’s rise, sends most of its workers to Auburn and beyond and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine.
SchoolsC−
For schools, Minot earns a C−
Its public schools are run by RSU 16. Its one school is below.
24%of ME districts it outscoresC−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot Consolidated SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 229 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most working residents commute out of Minot
Minot has 271 jobs for its 1,264 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Minot for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Minot grew to 271 in 2023, 74 more than in 2013. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Minot, against 9% in Maine’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
2%work in town
| Minot | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Minot2%
Auburn21%
Lewiston19%
Mechanic Falls6%
Portland6%
9 mi
median commute distance
271
jobs based in Minot
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
More of Minot’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Maine or U.S. town
Against the 9,207 U.S. towns with household incomes like Minot’s, it is less healthy than 91%, so it trails even them.
30% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Minot, where Maine’s towns sit at 27% and U.S. towns at 23%. 37% of Minot adults have obesity. Minot beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
27%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Minot | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Maine
1 better24 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Minot | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.8% | 7.4% |
Central Maine Medical Center
6.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
17th
percentile among ME towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Minot
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Minot since 2008.
25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesDrought
1
paid flood claims since 2008
14
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Minot has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The Lewiston weather station, 6 miles away, records that 65 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 92% of Maine places with climate records.
Minot has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Minot is 79°F.
65″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–31°
Spring32–53°
Summer55–77°
Fall38–57°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HousingCost of living grade B
A larger share of households own their home in Minot than in most of Maine or the rest of the country
Values fell 3.9% in the past year while the Maine typical home rose 1.6%.
96% of households own their home in Minot. The typical Minot home is worth about $381,000, 8% below the Maine typical home.
$381KZillow home value
Typical home value
Minot$381K
Maine$412K
−3.9%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
OutdoorsC+
Minot has set aside 2.3% of its land for conservation
2.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Minot’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Minot Community Park, 136 acres with 1.8 miles of trail.
#135for trails in ME
| Minot | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
2.3%
conserved · 438 of 18,921 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Minot Community Park | 1.8 mi | 136 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Minot
19pages on Minot
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Minot
Central Maine Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Auburn5 mi$4,140 in-state tuitionMaine College of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lewiston6.4 mi$20,952 tuitionBates CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lewiston7 mi$66,590 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Minot residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Famous people from Minot
6 notable people were born in Minot.
About Minot
Town in Maine, United States
Minot is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,766 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of West Minot and Minot Center. It is part of both the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- ZIP code
- 04258
- Area code
- 207
Minot’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Minot.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Mechanic Falls (C) comes closest.
Mechanic FallsPolandAuburnHebronMinot
How the neighbors grade
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minot | #97 | C | B | — | C− | C |
| Mechanic Falls | #100 | C | C | B | C− | C |
| Poland | #118 | C− | C | — | C− | B |
| Auburn | #126 | D | C− | C | C+ | C+ |
| Hebron | — | — | B− | — | D | B− |
Hebron has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Minot, Poland and Hebron report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Minot with a neighbor →
Questions about Minot
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Minot, ME a good place to live?
Minot grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #97 of 142 in Maine. It grades C for health and C− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Minot, ME expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.