Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Wayne’s subject grades are an A− for schools, civic life, and history. Wayne has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Wayne Town House and Androscoggin Yacht Club. Wayne has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Wayne beats most towns.
Wayne Town HouseIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maine), ordered by how far Wayne is from typical.
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Census counts: 500 in 1800, a low of 458 in 1920, 1,129 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wayne, 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 Wayne.
50% of Wayne’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 22%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The public schools here belong to RSU 38. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Wayne’s public school: 59 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 59 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
Wayne’s median household income comes in at $93,000. Employers in Wayne shed 111 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 94. Its typical journey to work is 30 minutes, above both the Maine town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 6 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wayne.
| Wayne | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 12% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wayne’s July high is 79°F, against 79°F in Maine’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 4 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Wayne. 38% of Wayne adults have high blood pressure. Against the Maine average, Wayne comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3.
| Wayne | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Wayne | ME |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.6% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 7.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 13%. The share of households in Wayne who live in a home they own: 90%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wayne’s concentration of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile. In 12 parks and preserves, walkers have 6.5 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is 100 Acre Wood, at 129 acres.
| Wayne | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gott Pasture Preserve | 1.6 mi | 67 |
| 2. Macdonald Conservation Area | 0.4 mi | 18 |
| 3. 100 Acre Wood | — | 129 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wayne. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumMaine State Museum
38 mi GardenCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
34 mi National MonumentFrances Perkins National Monument
33 mi MuseumMaine Maritime Museum
30 mi MuseumBowdoin College Museum of Art32 mi Ski areaMount Abram43 runs · 1,037 ft verticalMaine State Museum: Stilfehler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: CMBG editor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Frances Perkins National Monument: Robert Reed, NPS employee (per the same source), Public domain · Maine Maritime Museum: Maine Maritime Museum, CC BY 3.0 · Bowdoin College Museum of Art: Charles Follen McKim. Uploaded 28 September 2005 to en:Wikipedia by Hugh Manate, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wayne
About 7 of every 100 Wayne residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maine.
Where Wayne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Wayne on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Maine, United States
Wayne is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. Wayne is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 1,129 at the 2020 census. The town was named after Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. During the summer, Wayne is home to Camp Androscoggin. A popular recreation spot in central Maine, Wayne is part of the Winthrop Lakes Region. The town is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area. and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area.
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That is 5.7 years of the area's median household income ($69,077 across the Augusta-Waterville, ME area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
