Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.8 times the library visits per person than the typical Maine town.
The best of South Thomaston’s subject grades are an A− for health and history and an A for civic life; the weakest is a C for schools. South Thomaston has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them George Thorndike House and Finnish Congregational Church and Parsonage. South Thomaston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where South Thomaston beats most towns.
George Thorndike HouseCoastal flooding makes up 20% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far South Thomaston is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,420 in 1850, a low of 538 in 1940, 1,511 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Thomaston, 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 South Thomaston.
28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in South Thomaston. The town beats the Maine average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In South Thomaston, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 28% have obesity.
| South Thomaston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | South Thomaston | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 10.7% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.1% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In South Thomaston, 8.3% of workers work remotely from home. Most working residents leave South Thomaston for work: only 4% work in town. The town’s average commute stands at 16 minutes, below both Maine’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Rockland (29%), Rockport (11%) and Thomaston (7%).
| South Thomaston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 9% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For South Thomaston, the midpoint age is 54.3 years. People 65 and older are 35% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (40% statewide). Among residents here, 14% are under 18. South Thomaston: 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, against 32% in Maine’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns.
| South Thomaston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.3 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 14% | 18% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 32% | 29% |
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Thomaston | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.1% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.8% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.2% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 16.6% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.1% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.3% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.9% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.7% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
The seasons in South Thomaston: cold, snowy winters, cool summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 75°, January nights drop to 15° and about 53 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Paid flood insurance claims in South Thomaston since 2010: 4. Compared with 65% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Just over a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 22%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The trail network density for South Thomaston comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Trails run 3.5 miles in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Riverview Hayfields Preserve, at 305 acres.
| South Thomaston | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 10% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Weskeag Headlands Preserve | 1.1 mi | 36 |
| 2. Weskeag Preserve | 1 mi | 138 |
| 3. R. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 487 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For households in South Thomaston, the share who own their home is 93%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.1%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Thomaston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year38 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
40 mi LandmarkFort Knox
4 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
24 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
29 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical GardensAcadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Knox: Unknown, Public domain · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Thomaston
About 9 of every 100 South Thomaston residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where South Thomaston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in South Thomaston on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
South Thomaston is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,511 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, the town includes the village of Spruce Head.
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5 towns share a border with South Thomaston.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Thomaston | — | — | C+ | — | C | A− |
| Thomaston | #123 | D | C− | — | C | B |
| St. George | #86 | C | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Owls Head | — | — | C | — | C | A− |
| Cushing | — | — | D | — | C | B+ |
| Rockland | #94 | C | C− | B− | C | B+ |
South Thomaston, Owls Head and Cushing have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. South Thomaston, Thomaston, St. George, Owls Head and Cushing report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare South Thomaston with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.8 times the library visits per person than the typical Maine town.
That is 6.1 years of the area's median household income ($74,096 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
