Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,595, incorporated in 1789. 2.7 times the library visits per person than the typical Maine town.
St. George grades C overall, 86th of 142 graded towns in Maine, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 73% of the country. St. George’s median age is 58.3 years, above both Maine’s towns (44.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). St. George's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 96% of U.S. towns. St. George has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mosquito Island House and Tenants Harbor Light Station.
Where St. George beats most towns.
Sail Loft| Widest gap | St. George | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 14.8% |
Census counts: 578 in 1790, 2,594 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1780 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far St. George is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. George, 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 St. George.
St. George has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Maine.
Its public schools are run by the St George Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St George SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 206 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests
About one in 5 of St. 22% of working residents work locally in St. George. Jobs based in St. George grew to 373 in 2023, 96 more than in 2013.
| St. George | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
29% of St. George adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 143 Maine towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than St. George. 13% of St. George adults binge drink.
| St. George | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | St. George | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 14.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 9.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 7 years of the county’s $74K median household income, the typical home (about $519K) costs more against local pay than in 88% of Maine towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
The typical St. The median rent in St. George is $1,465 a month. George home is worth about $519,000, about the same as a year ago, 26% above the Maine typical home.
| St. George | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,465 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 74°, cooler than in 99% of U.S. towns; January nights average 15.7°. The Tenants Harbor weather station, 6 miles away, records that 53 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 97% of Maine places with climate records.
St. George’s July high is 74°F. Only 9 of the 143 Maine towns we compare have a higher January low than St. George. George has chilly, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain.
| St. George | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 74°F | 79°F | 85°F |
| January low | 16°F | 10°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area, at 431 acres.
| St. George | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clark Island Preserve | 1.5 mi | 126 |
| 2. Robinson Trail | 0.9 mi | 36 |
| 3. Meadowbrook Preserve | 0.7 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 2022, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. George.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. George. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi National ParkAcadia National Park4.1M visitors a year30 mi Ancient sitePopham Colony
15 mi LighthousePemaquid Point Light
15 mi MuseumFarnsworth Art Museum
22 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens31 mi LandmarkSpirit Pond runestonesAcadia National Park: Plh1234us, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pemaquid Point Light: WestportWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Farnsworth Art Museum: Panoramio user MementoMori, CC BY 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of St. George; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 St. George residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Coastal flooding makes up 30% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
36.2% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
6 places in St. George on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in St. George.
Town in Maine, United States
St. George or Saint George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. It includes the villages of Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor, the town's commercial center. A favorite with artists, writers and naturalists, St. George is home to the Brothers and Hay Ledge nature preserve, comprising four islands off Port Clyde. The town's population stands at 2,594 residents, according to the 2020 Census.
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6 towns share a border with St. George.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George | #86 | C | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Cushing | — | — | D | — | C | B+ |
| South Thomaston | — | — | C+ | — | C | A− |
| Bristol | #14 | A− | B− | — | A+ | A− |
| Friendship | — | — | B− | — | C | B+ |
| Monhegan plantation | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matinicus Isle plantation | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cushing, South Thomaston and Friendship have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. St. George, Cushing, South Thomaston, Bristol and Friendship report no FBI crime data of their own. Monhegan plantation and Matinicus Isle plantation aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare St. George with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. George grades C overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #86 of 142 in Maine. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
St. 5 notable people were born here, including Albert Smith Bickmore and Elias S. Stover.
