Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,780, settled in 1887.
Only 7 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Randolph. On the outdoors, just 27 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Randolph has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Randolph’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Randolph is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,281 in 1890, 1,743 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2023 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Randolph, 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 Randolph.
Most working residents leave Randolph for work: only 4% work in town. 16% of Randolph residents live below the poverty line, above both Maine’s towns (9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Randolph grew to 287 in 2023, 32 more than in 2013.
| Randolph | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Randolph home is worth about $282,000, up 1.4% in a year, 31% below the Maine typical home.
| Randolph | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 78% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,186 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Randolph has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Randolph’s July high is 80°F, near the Maine town median (79°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1987, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Randolph.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Randolph beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 13% of Randolph adults binge drink.
| Randolph | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Randolph | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Randolph. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
30 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light34 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestones
25 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
19 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National MonumentMaine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Randolph
About 3 of every 100 Randolph residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Town in Maine, United States
Randolph is a town and a census-designated place (CDP) in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,743 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Randolph, Massachusetts. Randolph is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area. Randolph is the smallest municipality by area in Maine that is not an island.
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4 towns share a border with Randolph.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph | — | — | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Pittston | #92 | C | B− | — | B− | B− |
| Farmingdale | #93 | C | B− | — | B | C+ |
| Gardiner | #82 | C+ | C+ | B | B− | C+ |
| Chelsea | #51 | B | B | — | A− | C |
Randolph has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Randolph, Pittston, Farmingdale and Chelsea report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Randolph with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
