Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Naples grades C− overall, 107th among Maine's 142 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, its public schools trail 81% of Maine towns on state tests and graduation. Naples’ average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Naples has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Songo Lock and Sam Perley Farm. Only 5 of the 133 Maine towns we compare have a higher median rent than Naples.
Where Naples beats most towns.
Census counts: 758 in 1840, a low of 514 in 1920, 3,925 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1796 and 3 maps from 1896 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Naples is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Naples, 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 Naples.
Naples has less tooth loss than most of Maine and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine; it also has commutes longer than most of Maine.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Region Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 390 | D |
| Lake Region High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 503 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 18 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Naples.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,959 working residents takes 38.4 minutes, against 24.6 across Maine. 26.7% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Maine.
Most working residents leave Naples for work: only 13% work in town. Since 2013, Naples has added 189 jobs, to 1,087 in 2023. The top destinations are Portland (16%), South Portland (6%) and Windham (5%).
| Naples | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.5% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Maine is tooth loss: 9.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.8% statewide.
Naples beats the Maine average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults have obesity in Naples.
| Naples | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Naples | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 19.7% | 23.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The North Sebago weather station, 7 miles away, records that 70 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 78% of Maine places with climate records. July afternoons average 80.1°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 91% of Maine places with climate records; January nights average 9.1°.
Naples has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Naples’ January low is 9°F.
| Naples | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 9°F | 10°F | 22°F |
| July high | 80°F | 79°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Jugtown Forest, 1,166 acres with 2.2 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sebago Lake State Park | 6.6 mi | 673 |
| 2. Jugtown Forest | 2.2 mi | 1,166 |
| 3. Holt Pond Preserve | 1 mi | 154 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Maine average. The median age in Naples is 49.8 years. Naples has grown 5.1% since 2020, to 4,128 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Naples | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.8 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 16% | 18% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
44% women, 56% men
About 128 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5 points). Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 65 to 74, 64% are men (ME 48%).
| Naples | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.2% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.8% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.9% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.8% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.8% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.5% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.8% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.2% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
The typical Naples home is worth about $439,000, up 2.2% in a year, 7% above the Maine typical home. 88% of Naples households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Naples
About 3 of every 100 Naples residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Naples’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Naples on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in the United States
Naples is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The population was 3,925 at the 2020 census, and it is home to part of Sebago Lake State Park. Naples is a resort area. Naples is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area
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5 towns share a border with Naples.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naples | #107 | C− | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Casco | #106 | C− | C+ | — | C− | B |
| Otisfield | — | — | C− | — | D | C− |
| Sebago | — | — | C+ | — | D− | B− |
| Bridgton | #116 | C− | B− | — | C− | B− |
| Harrison | #136 | D | B | — | D | C+ |
Otisfield and Sebago have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Naples, Casco, Otisfield, Sebago, Bridgton and Harrison report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Naples with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Naples grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #107 of 142 in Maine. It grades B+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 4.8 years of the area's median household income ($92,175 across the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
