RipleyME
A town of 487, settled in 1819.
Is Ripley a good place to live?
Ripley’s average commute is 32 minutes, above both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only one of the 144 Maine towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ripley. The biggest park or preserve is Cambridge Wildlife Management Area, at 485 acres. Ripley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
487 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ripley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ripley, 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 Ripley.
Ripley has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
In Ripley, just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line, above both Maine’s towns (9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. The typical household income for Ripley comes to $65,000. The top destinations are Bangor (9%), Newport (8%) and Dexter (7%).
| Ripley | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Ripley’s year
Ripley’s peak summer temperature stands at 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Ripley: inland flooding
FEMA puts 27% of Ripley’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Ripley sits below nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Ripley households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ripley stands out in Maine and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
Two fifths of Ripley adults have obesity. Only 8 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Ripley.
| Ripley | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ripley | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 8.4% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 25.4% | 18.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.5% | 10.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cambridge Wildlife Management Area | — | 485 |
| 2. Ripley Center | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ripley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ripley; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Ripley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
98% of working residents leave Ripley for work
Where Ripley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ripley
Town in Maine, United States
Ripley is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The community was named after Brigadier General Eleazer Wheelock Ripley of the War of 1812. The population was 484 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 25 sq mi
- Elevation
- 512 ft
- Area code
- 207
Questions about Ripley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ripley, ME a good place to live?
Ripley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.