Gouldsboro, Maine

Town in Hancock County · population 1,703 (2020 Census)

Median home: $276,800
Household income: $60,873
Jan low / Jul high: 15° / 79°
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 0
Median age: 60.2

Gouldsboro is a town of 1,703 people in Hancock County, Maine. The median home is worth $276,800, above the typical Maine town ($238,950). It ranks more of a college town than 90% of Maine towns, more seaside character than 79% of Maine towns, better for retirees than 78% of Maine towns.

Gouldsboro in our rankings:

#23 in 25 Small Towns in Maine With the Mildest Winters

How Gouldsboro ranks

Percentile among Maine towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Maine towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Gouldsboro is worth $276,800, above the typical Maine town ($238,950). Homes cost about 4.5 times the median household income of $60,873, which is more affordable than 20% of Maine towns. Median rent is $1,298 a month. 82.7% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Maine towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Gouldsboro	Typical Maine town
Median home value	$276,800	$238,950
Median rent	$1,298	$1,027
Median household income	$60,873	$68,967
Home value ÷ income	4.5×	3.4×
Homeownership	82.7%	82.4%
Median year built	1986	1978
Seasonal / vacation homes	35.5%	—

Who lives in Gouldsboro

People	Gouldsboro	Typical Maine town
Median age	60.2	46.9
Age 65 and over	38.8%	22.9%
Under 18	12.9%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	28.2%
Below the poverty line	7.2%	10.7%
Veterans	14.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	6.9%	—
Work from home	15.8%	12.3%
Average commute	35.9 min	25.5 min
Homes with broadband	92.6%	90.0%

Weather in Gouldsboro

July highs average 79.3°F and January lows 15.1°F. About 55.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year. Expect about 3 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 141 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Acadia Np station (9.9 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

NOAA's Storm Events Database has no tornado within 10 miles of Gouldsboro since 1950.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 1 times; the largest was 1.00 inches on July 2, 2019.

Severe weather in Hancock County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Hancock County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 4 deaths recorded.

Hancock County has been included in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, freezing, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
March 20, 2024	Severe Storm	DR-4764: Severe Storms And Flooding
January 30, 2024	Severe Storm	DR-4754: Severe Storm And Flooding
September 14, 2023	Hurricane	EM-3598: Hurricane Lee
April 4, 2020	Biological	DR-4522: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3444: Covid-19

Jobs and pay in Hancock County

Hancock County had 23,631 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $53,780 a year. Unemployment was 3.2% in 2023; in Gouldsboro itself the ACS puts it at 0%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Gouldsboro

1 public school with 76 students, about 7.6 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
Peninsula Sch	PK-5	76	7.6

Towns near Gouldsboro

Bar Harbor, ME
7.5 mi · 2,260 people · home $626,900
Steuben, ME
7.7 mi · 1,129 people · home $173,900
Sullivan, ME
8.1 mi · 1,219 people · home $222,000
Bar Harbor, ME
9.5 mi · 5,089 people · home $538,400
Milbridge, ME
10.7 mi · 1,375 people · home $240,400
Hancock, ME
12.1 mi · 2,466 people · home $276,800
Lamoine, ME
12.7 mi · 1,720 people · home $324,800
Mount Desert, ME
14.2 mi · 2,146 people · home $522,100

Gouldsboro questions

Is Gouldsboro, Maine a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Gouldsboro scores better for retirees than 78% of Maine towns and quieter than 67%. 38.8% of residents are 65 or older (median age 60.2).

How much does a house cost in Gouldsboro?

The median owner-occupied home in Gouldsboro is valued at $276,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $60,873, so homes cost about 4.5 times income. Median rent is $1,298 a month.

What is the weather like in Gouldsboro?

July highs average 79.3°F and January lows 15.1°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 55.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Does Gouldsboro get tornadoes?

No tornado has been recorded within 10 miles of Gouldsboro in NOAA's Storm Events Database since 1950.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Gouldsboro's Census boundary (GEOID 2300928450). Comparisons use the median of Maine towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.