Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Stockton Springs’ subject grades are a B+ for history and the outdoors; the weakest is a C− for schools. Of the 144 Maine towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Stockton Springs. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Fort Pownall Memorial and Stockton Springs Community Church. Stockton Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stockton Springs beats most towns.
Where Stockton Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Stockton Springs is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,595 in 1860, a peak of 2,089 in 1870, 1,533 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 3 maps from 1902 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stockton Springs, 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 Stockton Springs.
Stockton Springs’ average commute stands at 30 minutes. Most working residents leave Stockton Springs for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Stockton Springs has added 43 jobs, to 93 in 2023. 15% of Stockton Springs residents live below the poverty line, above both Maine’s towns (9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Stockton Springs | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
31% of Stockton Springs adults feel lonely, where Maine’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 33%. This Maine town beats the Maine average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. The share of adults in Stockton Springs who report frequent physical distress: 17%.
| Stockton Springs | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Stockton Springs | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.4% | 76.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Stockton Springs, the July high is 77°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Since 2020, Stockton Springs has grown 3.5%, to 1,593 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. People 65 and older are 30% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 13% of residents (18% statewide). For Stockton Springs, the median age is 52.8 years. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 29% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across Maine.
| Stockton Springs | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.8 years | 44.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 13% | 18% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Maine, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Stockton Springs | ME | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.5% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6% | 8.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.4% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 15.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.6% | 13.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.6% | 8.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 5.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.7% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 18.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 10.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.5% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.5% | 13.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Paid flood insurance claims in Stockton Springs since 1978: 2. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 36% come from inland flooding and 22% from hurricanes. Federal aid has come to Stockton Springs households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The going rate for rent in Stockton Springs is $1,397 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.9% in value. Also worth knowing: in Stockton Springs, 82% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Stockton Springs | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,397 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 81% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 7.6 miles. The biggest park or preserve is Sandy Point Wildlife Management Area, at 559 acres. Stockton Springs’ density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Stockton Springs | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sandy Point Beach Park | 2.1 mi | 96 |
| 2. Mount Tuck Preserve | 1.4 mi | 190 |
| 3. Fort Point State Park | 0.7 mi | 165 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stockton Springs
About 2 of every 100 Stockton Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
5 places in Stockton Springs on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2020 census. Stockton Springs is home to Fort Point State Park and Fort Point Light, both located on Fort Point, a peninsula on Cape Jellison.
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5 towns share a border with Stockton Springs.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Springs | — | — | C | — | C− | C |
| Searsport | #129 | D | B | — | C− | C |
| Verona Island | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prospect | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castine | — | — | D | — | — | A |
| Penobscot | — | — | B | — | C+ | B+ |
Stockton Springs, Castine and Penobscot have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Stockton Springs, Searsport, Castine and Penobscot report no FBI crime data of their own. Verona Island and Prospect aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Stockton Springs with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 5.2 years of the area's median household income ($72,782 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.
