Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Maine is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 578th of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 61% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $69K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $214K, 3.3 years of the Binghamton metro’s $65K median household income. Maine’s median age is 57.1 years, above both New York’s towns (42.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Maine Central School and Cyrus Gates Farmstead.
Where Maine beats most towns.
Where Maine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Maine is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,843 in 1850, a low of 1,360 in 1920, 5,377 in 2010. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maine, 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 Maine.
Maine gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
Typical home values rose 8.8% in the year to September 2026. 85% of Maine households own their home.
| Maine | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $939 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Maine-Endwell Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Memorial SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 478 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The average commute for its 2,099 working residents takes 19.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Maine for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Maine is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Maine grew to 804 in 2023, 178 more than in 2013.
| Maine | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $380 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Maine’s FEMA risk score is 72 of 100. Since 1979, 33 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Maine.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Binghamton weather station records that 87 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 96% of U.S. towns.
Maine has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to 15°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 10,460 U.S. towns with household incomes like Maine’s, it is healthier than 75%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Maine beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 34% of adults feel lonely in Maine.
| Maine | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Maine | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.3% | 24% |
| More smokers | 14.3% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Upper Stella Ireland Flood Control Area, at 53 acres.
| Maine | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Stella Ireland Flood Control Area | 0.3 mi | 53 |
| 2. Maine Town Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maine. Close and well known come first.
38 mi State parkTaughannock Falls State Park
9 mi Stadium & arenaBroome County Veterans Memorial Arena
29 mi Stadium & arenaSchoellkopf Field
30 mi MuseumHerbert F. Johnson Museum of Art80K visitors a year22 mi Ski areaGreek Peak Mountain Resort43 runs · 828 ft vertical30 mi AttractionSagan Planet WalkTaughannock Falls State Park: Michael C. Rygel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena: Bmoore2009 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Schoellkopf Field: Alex Sergeev, (www.asergeev.com) Originally uploaded by en:User:Cornell010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Maine
About 3 of every 100 Maine residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2 places in Maine on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in New York, United States
Maine is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 5,377 at the 2010 census. The town is on the western border of the county and is northwest of Binghamton. Maine is home to Greater Binghamton Airport, serving Binghamton and the surrounding area.
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7 towns share a border with Maine.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Chenango (C) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #578 | C | B− | — | B | B |
| Newark Valley | #531 | C | B+ | — | C | B |
| Chenango | #543 | C | B− | — | B | B− |
| Union | #535 | C | C+ | — | C | B |
| Nanticoke | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Owego | #379 | B− | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Glen Aubrey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barker | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B− |
Nanticoke and Barker have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Maine, Newark Valley, Chenango, Union, Nanticoke, Owego and Barker report no FBI crime data of their own. Glen Aubrey isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Maine with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Maine grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #578 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Frederick Taylor Gates and Stuart Weller.
