Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Few places in the country grade higher. Raymond earns an A, ranked 5th of 142 in Maine. Residents are healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and natural-hazard risk is low. Its lowest mark, a B, is in schools. Raymond’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest place to walk is Morgan Meadow Wildlife Management Area, 1,118 acres with 2.1 miles of trail.
Where Raymond beats most towns.
Census counts: 438 in 1800, a low of 438 in 1800, 4,536 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1818 and 4 maps from 1894 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Raymond is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Raymond, 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 Raymond.
Raymond gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Maine; it also has commutes longer than most of Maine.
27% of Raymond adults have obesity. Raymond beats the Maine average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of Raymond adults get no exercise outside work.
| Raymond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Raymond | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 10.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 14.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by RSU 14. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 275 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Raymond.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 2,289 working residents takes 36.9 minutes, against 24.6 across Maine. Jobs based here grew from 616 in 2013 to 895.
Most working residents leave Raymond for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Raymond grew to 895 in 2023, 279 more than in 2013. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Raymond.
| Raymond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.6% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Raymond home is worth about $500,000, up 0.9% in a year, 21% above the Maine typical home. The median rent in Raymond is $965 a month.
| Raymond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $965 a month | $1,108 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The North Sebago weather station, 8 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 10°.
Raymond has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Raymond’s January low is 10°F.
| Raymond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 10°F | 10°F | 22°F |
| July high | 80°F | 79°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Raymond | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Raymond Community Forest | 3.3 mi | 351 |
| 2. Morgan Meadow Wildlife Management Area | 2.1 mi | 1,118 |
| 3. Hayden-Murdock Forest | — | 102 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Raymond. Close and well known come first.
25 mi LighthousePortland Head Light
22 mi LandmarkFort Gorges36 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
34 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad
38 mi Theme parkStory Land
21 mi MuseumMaine Narrow Gauge Railroad MuseumPortland Head Light: Aniarku, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gorges: Dirk Ingo Franke, CC BY 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Story Land: AnotherMaker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Gwernol assumed (based on copyright claims), CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Raymond
About 4 of every 100 Raymond residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Raymond’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Raymond on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Raymond is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Raymond is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The population was 4,536 at the 2020 census. It is a summer recreation area and is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford metropolitan statistical area. Raymond Neck is the landing for the ferry to the town of Frye Island in Sebago Lake. The Raymond school system is currently affiliated with the Windham school system in a district known as RSU 14.
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7 towns share a border with Raymond.
At #5 in ME, it grades higher overall than all 6 graded towns on its borders; Windham (A) comes closest.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond | #5 | A | B+ | — | B | A |
| Casco | #106 | C− | C+ | — | C− | B |
| Standish | #35 | B+ | B+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Gray | #60 | B | C | — | B− | A |
| New Gloucester | #13 | A | B | — | B− | A− |
| Poland | #118 | C− | C | — | C− | B |
| Sebago | — | — | C+ | — | D− | B− |
| Windham | #6 | A | B− | A− | B | A |
Sebago has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Raymond, Casco, Standish, Gray, New Gloucester, Poland and Sebago report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Raymond with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Raymond grades A overall, better than 94% of U.S. towns and #5 of 142 in Maine. It grades A for health and B for schools.
Not for the area. That is 5.4 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 B+.
