SwanvilleME
A town of 1,435.
Is Swanville a good place to live?
Swanville’s best subject grade is a B for walkability; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Swanville, above both the Maine town median (9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 10 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. On history, just 6 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Meadow Brook Preserve, at 407 acres with 1.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Swanville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,435 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Swanville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Swanville is from typical.
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Moving to Swanville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Swanville, 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 Swanville.
Swanville’s public schools trail 70% of Maine districts
Its public schools are run by RSU 71. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit S Nickerson SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 58 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
A smaller share of working residents in Swanville work locally than in the typical Maine or U.S. town
2% of working residents work locally in Swanville, against 12% in Maine’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Swanville grew to 142 in 2023, 32 more than in 2013. Swanville’s median household income is $52,000.
| Swanville | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 12% | 8% |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in Swanville are worth about $305K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Swanville home is worth about $305,000, up 1.5% in a year, 26% below the Maine typical home. 91% of Swanville households own their home.
| Swanville | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,191 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Swanville, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Swanville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Swanville is 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Swanville | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Meadow Brook Preserve | 1.7 mi | 407 |
| 2. Swan Lake State Park | 0.9 mi | 74 |
| 3. Hurd's Pond Wildlife Management Area | 0.5 mi | 336 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Swanville, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Swanville since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Swanville is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Swanville beats the Maine average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 13% of adults binge drink in Swanville.
| Swanville | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Swanville | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67.1% | 63.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 76.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Swanville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Swanville
About 2 of every 100 Swanville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
98% of working residents leave Swanville for work
Where Swanville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Swanville
Town in Maine, United States
Swanville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,377 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 364 ft
- Area code
- 207
Questions about Swanville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Swanville, ME expensive?
That is 4.2 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+.