Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Woodstock’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 28 of Maine’s 285 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Whitman Memorial Library. Woodstock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Woodstock beats most towns.
In 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 Woodstock is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2014.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodstock, 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 Woodstock.
The typical Woodstock home is worth about $246,000, up 1.4% in a year, 40% below the Maine typical home. 93% of households own their home in Woodstock, where Maine’s towns sit at 81% and U.S. towns at 73%. Woodstock’s median rent is $963 a month.
| Woodstock | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 81% | 73% |
| Median rent | $963 a month | $1,106 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by RSU 44/MSAD 44. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 67 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ME on state tests and graduation
2.3% of working residents work locally in Woodstock, below both the Maine town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The average trip to work in Woodstock is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Bethel (13%), Paris (6%) and Lewiston (5%).
| Woodstock | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 12% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Woodstock has cold, snowy winters and cool summers, with plenty of rain. Only 9 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a lower July high than Woodstock.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
18 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Buck's Ledge Community Forest, at 627 acres with 5.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buck's Ledge Community Forest | 5.9 mi | 627 |
| 2. Little Concord Pond State Park | 3.1 mi | 599 |
| 3. Woodstock Athletic Fields | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Woodstock beats the Maine average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 16% of Woodstock adults report frequent physical distress.
| Woodstock | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Woodstock | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 14.8% |
| More adults with high cholesterol | 40.9% | 37.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodstock. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi MountainMount Washington
37 mi Scenic railwayConway Scenic Railroad16 mi Ski areaSunday River146 runs · 2,322 ft vertical
37 mi Theme parkStory Land8 mi Ski areaMount Abram43 runs · 1,037 ft vertical
38 mi Ski areaSaddleback Mountain72 runs · 1,847 ft verticalMount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Conway Scenic Railroad: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Story Land: AnotherMaker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saddleback Mountain: petersent, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Woodstock; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Woodstock residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Woodstock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Woodstock.
Town in Maine, United States
Woodstock is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Woodstock is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The population was 1,352 at the 2020 census. The village of Bryant Pond, on State Route 26 in the northern part of Woodstock, is the town's urban center and largest settlement.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($60,173 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 B−.
4 notable people were born here, including Charles Otis Whitman and Sidney Perham.
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