Sorrento’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, where Maine’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 2 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sorrento. Sorrento Library is on the National Register of Historic Places. Sorrento has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

By the sea

Sorrento lives by the ocean

Coastal flooding makes up 12% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.

12%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding

98thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally

6storm & flood disasters paid out here

On the water

Bean Island Preserve

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap

Nearby attractions

Acadia National Park and 8 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sorrento. Close and well known come first.

All 12 attractions →

Big draw4 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year

9 mi MountainCadillac Mountain

31 mi LandmarkFort Knox

19 mi LighthouseBass Harbor Head Light

6 mi MuseumAbbe Museum

37 mi MuseumPenobscot Marine Museum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Acadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cadillac Mountain: The original uploader was NightThree at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Bass Harbor Head Light: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Abbe Museum: AbbeMuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Penobscot Marine Museum: John Smith, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Sorrento: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Sorrento, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerVersant Power30.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterLong Pond Water District11 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet5 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sorrento’s trash rules yet

SchoolsRegion School Unit 24Which school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereSorrento Registrar of VotersThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026

ZIP code0467704677 100%Census 2020

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 Sorrento.

Work & commute

Sorrento has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Sorrento for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Sorrento has added 31 jobs, to 65 in 2023. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Sorrento, below both Maine’s towns (9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).

3%work in town

	Sorrento	Maine towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	5.8%	9%	9.6%
Median household income	$83,000	$78,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Sorrento3%

Ellsworth23%

Bar Harbor15%

Trenton6%

Bangor5%

13 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Sorrento

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageSorrento’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here65 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Sorrento Commute times34 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

Homes in Sorrento are worth about $541K, by Zillow’s estimate

The typical Sorrento home is worth about $541,000, up 14.3% in a year, 31% above the Maine typical home. The median rent in Sorrento is $1,696 a month.

$541KZillow home value

	Sorrento	Maine towns	U.S. towns
Median rent	$1,696 a month	$1,106 a month	$1,185 a month
Households that own their home	84%	81%	73%

Typical home value

Sorrento$541K

Maine$412K

+14.3%

value change, 1 year

Full pageSorrento’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 14.3% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 6.5 years of income Rents$1,696 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors3 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Sorrento has four seasons and pleasant summers

Sorrento has cold winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Sorrento’s July high is 78°F.

78°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–33°

Spring33–51°

Summer56–75°

Fall41–57°

Oct 22

typical first frost

Apr 27

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

78°

typical summer high

Full pageSorrento’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 78°, January lows 14°Rain & snow49″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in Sorrento, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageSorrento’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters6 federal disasters · Paid out in Sorrento Get ready0.1 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Sorrento is

Sorrento beats the Maine average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 13% of adults binge drink in Sorrento. Among 144 Maine towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Sorrento.

	Sorrento	Maine towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	15%	16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	42%	35%	35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	85%	81%	79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	14%	14%