Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Turner gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $384K, 5.7 years of the Lewiston metro’s $68K median household income. It grades B+ overall, ranked 42nd of 142 in Maine. Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, at 2,710 acres with 24 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Among 143 Maine towns, just 3 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Turner. Its National Register listings include Turner Town House and Turner Cattle Pound.
Where Turner beats most towns.
Census counts: 349 in 1790, a low of 349 in 1790, 5,817 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1770 and 2 maps from 1911 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Turner is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Turner, 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 Turner.
Turner is healthier than Livermore and its other neighbors and costs more than Leeds or any other town next door.
Most working residents leave Turner for work: only 13% work in town. At $100,000, Turner’s median household income is above both Maine’s towns ($78,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Turner has added 106 jobs, to 1,516 in 2023.
| Turner | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $100,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 12% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by RSU 52/MSAD 52. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Leavitt Area High School, with 563 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripp Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 326 | B+ |
| Leavitt Area High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 563 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Androscoggin Riverlands State Park | 24 mi | 2,710 |
| 2. Pleasant Pond Conservation Area | — | 262 |
| 3. Keene-Whitman Memorial Forest | — | 53 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Turner.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Turner has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. At 79°F, Turner’s July high is where Maine’s towns sit at 79°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its B for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Livermore (B) comes closest. Against the 8,584 U.S. towns with household incomes like Turner’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Turner beats the Maine average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Turner adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among 143 Maine towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Turner.
| Turner | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Turner | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.4% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7.2% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Leeds is next at $347K.
90% of households own their home in Turner. The typical Turner home is worth about $384,000, down 1.3% in a year, 7% below the Maine typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Turner
About 6 of every 100 Turner residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Where Turner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Turner on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 notable people were born in Turner.
Town in Maine, United States
Turner is a town in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,817 at the 2020 census. The town includes the villages of Turner, Turner Center and North Turner. The town is part of the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan New England City and Town Area.
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4 towns share a border with Turner.
| Town | ME rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner | #42 | B+ | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Leeds | — | — | B− | — | B− | C− |
| Greene | #117 | C− | C | — | B− | C |
| Livermore | — | — | B− | — | D | B |
| Buckfield | — | — | B | — | D | B− |
Leeds, Livermore and Buckfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Turner, Leeds, Greene, Livermore and Buckfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Turner with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Turner grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #42 of 142 in Maine. It grades B for health and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
9 notable people were born here, including Eugene Hale and Samuel Merrill.
