New VineyardME
A town of 759, settled in 1847.
Is New Vineyard a good place to live?
23% of residents live below the poverty line in New Vineyard, against 9% in Maine’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 1 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than New Vineyard. The biggest park or preserve is Stump Pond Wildlife Management Area, at 32 acres. New Vineyard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
759 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Vineyard: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Vineyard, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Vineyard.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of New Vineyard’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave New Vineyard for work: only 2% work in town. New Vineyard’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Maine’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. New Vineyard’s median household income is $62,000.
| New Vineyard | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In New Vineyard, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Maine or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in New Vineyard is 70 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in New Vineyard
New Vineyard has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 7° and about 81 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| New Vineyard | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | New Vineyard | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 37.8% | 32.8% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 57.3% | 63.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of New Vineyard
3.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Only 5 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than New Vineyard.
| New Vineyard | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stump Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about New Vineyard
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of New Vineyard
About 2 of every 100 New Vineyard residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
98% of working residents leave New Vineyard for work
Where New Vineyard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About New Vineyard
Town in Maine, United States
New Vineyard is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 721 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 597 ft
- ZIP code
- 04956
- Area code
- 207
Questions about New Vineyard
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Vineyard, ME a good place to live?
New Vineyard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.