279 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville town | 1 | 5.17% | 1,790 | 1,440 |
| Kittery town | 2 | 4.82% | 11,876 | 10,082 |
| Levant town | 3 | 3.73% | 3,423 | 2,939 |
| Belgrade town | 4 | 3.29% | 3,646 | 3,250 |
| Pittston town | 5 | 3.17% | 3,421 | 2,895 |
| Hartland town | 6 | 2.7% | 1,981 | 1,699 |
| Troy town | 7 | 2.59% | 1,148 | 1,024 |
| Howland town | 8 | 2.44% | 1,217 | 1,100 |
| Limerick town | 9 | 2.41% | 3,697 | 3,196 |
| Rangeley town | 10 | 2.19% | 1,354 | 1,223 |
| Eliot town | 11 | 2.1% | 7,631 | 6,766 |
| Bethel town | 12 | 2.05% | 2,786 | 2,510 |
| New Sharon town | 13 | 2.03% | 1,611 | 1,459 |
| Fayette town | 14 | 1.83% | 1,283 | 1,166 |
| Scarborough town | 15 | 1.81% | 24,530 | 22,243 |
| Cumberland town | 16 | 1.74% | 9,064 | 8,486 |
| Auburn city | 17 | 1.68% | 25,641 | 24,074 |
| Newburgh town | 18 | 1.64% | 1,734 | 1,599 |
| North Yarmouth town | 19 | 1.58% | 4,448 | 4,100 |
| Lovell town | 20 | 1.53% | 1,195 | 1,106 |
| Corinth town | 21 | 1.51% | 3,099 | 2,901 |
| Canton town | 22 | 1.41% | 1,148 | 1,129 |
| Lincolnville town | 23 | 1.36% | 2,461 | 2,320 |
| Palmyra town | 24 | 1.33% | 2,057 | 1,926 |
| Woodstock town | 25 | 1.32% | 1,461 | 1,358 |
| Baldwin town | 26 | 1.31% | 1,623 | 1,520 |
| Addison town | 27 | 1.25% | 1,213 | 1,148 |
| Swanville town | 28 | 1.25% | 1,459 | 1,380 |
| Harrison town | 29 | 1.24% | 2,605 | 2,455 |
| Stockton Springs town | 30 | 1.24% | 1,637 | 1,541 |
| Hermon town | 31 | 1.23% | 6,996 | 6,481 |
| Searsmont town | 32 | 1.23% | 1,485 | 1,406 |
| Palermo town | 33 | 1.21% | 1,668 | 1,572 |
| Livermore Falls town | 34 | 1.21% | 3,183 | 3,059 |
| Fryeburg town | 35 | 1.17% | 3,617 | 3,370 |
| Nobleboro town | 36 | 1.15% | 1,927 | 1,795 |
| Limington town | 37 | 1.14% | 4,175 | 3,898 |
| Cornish town | 38 | 1.13% | 1,604 | 1,516 |
| Jefferson town | 39 | 1.13% | 2,766 | 2,559 |
| Sidney town | 40 | 1.1% | 4,956 | 4,664 |
| St. Albans town | 41 | 1.07% | 2,169 | 2,051 |
| Turner town | 42 | 1.07% | 6,041 | 5,823 |
| Portland city | 43 | 1.06% | 70,590 | 68,493 |
| Hampden town | 44 | 1.05% | 8,145 | 7,735 |
| Buckfield town | 45 | 1.05% | 2,127 | 1,987 |
| Brownfield town | 46 | 1.04% | 1,742 | 1,643 |
| Northport town | 47 | 1.04% | 1,647 | 1,552 |
| South Berwick town | 48 | 1.03% | 7,915 | 7,478 |
| North Berwick town | 49 | 1.03% | 5,308 | 4,981 |
| Wells town | 50 | 1.02% | 12,099 | 11,353 |
| Norway town | 51 | 1.01% | 5,396 | 5,090 |
| Stetson town | 52 | 0.98% | 1,241 | 1,189 |
| Boothbay town | 53 | 0.97% | 3,211 | 3,010 |
| Farmington town | 54 | 0.96% | 8,589 | 7,588 |
| Frankfort town | 55 | 0.95% | 1,277 | 1,232 |
| Hartford town | 56 | 0.95% | 1,278 | 1,207 |
| Mount Vernon town | 57 | 0.94% | 1,827 | 1,729 |
| Hiram town | 58 | 0.94% | 1,722 | 1,613 |
| Litchfield town | 59 | 0.93% | 3,785 | 3,596 |
| Carmel town | 60 | 0.93% | 3,028 | 2,870 |
| Woolwich town | 61 | 0.93% | 3,270 | 3,076 |
| Franklin town | 62 | 0.92% | 1,637 | 1,567 |
| Gardiner city | 63 | 0.9% | 6,271 | 5,974 |
| York town | 64 | 0.88% | 14,368 | 13,731 |
| Brooks town | 65 | 0.87% | 1,044 | 1,009 |
| China town | 66 | 0.87% | 4,648 | 4,412 |
| Wales town | 67 | 0.85% | 1,654 | 1,598 |
| Berwick town | 68 | 0.85% | 8,408 | 7,979 |
| Winterport town | 69 | 0.84% | 3,957 | 3,822 |
| Windham town | 70 | 0.83% | 19,988 | 18,492 |
| Mapleton town | 71 | 0.83% | 1,943 | 1,887 |
| Hudson town | 72 | 0.83% | 1,462 | 1,418 |
| Hollis town | 73 | 0.82% | 5,011 | 4,757 |
| Cornville town | 74 | 0.81% | 1,373 | 1,314 |
| Lebanon town | 75 | 0.8% | 6,806 | 6,480 |
| Arundel town | 76 | 0.8% | 4,543 | 4,278 |
| Burnham town | 77 | 0.8% | 1,137 | 1,101 |
| Oxford town | 78 | 0.79% | 4,442 | 4,235 |
| Peru town | 79 | 0.79% | 1,537 | 1,487 |
| Kenduskeag town | 80 | 0.78% | 1,427 | 1,344 |
| Bristol town | 81 | 0.77% | 3,010 | 2,841 |
| Holden town | 82 | 0.76% | 3,451 | 3,281 |
| Bradford town | 83 | 0.74% | 1,225 | 1,181 |
| Bridgton town | 84 | 0.73% | 5,767 | 5,424 |
| Monmouth town | 85 | 0.73% | 4,266 | 4,086 |
| Leeds town | 86 | 0.73% | 2,340 | 2,262 |
| Chesterville town | 87 | 0.73% | 1,386 | 1,332 |
| Dresden town | 88 | 0.72% | 1,822 | 1,727 |
| Bowdoinham town | 89 | 0.72% | 3,231 | 3,060 |
| Wiscasset town | 90 | 0.72% | 3,937 | 3,749 |
| Southwest Harbor town | 91 | 0.71% | 1,850 | 1,751 |
| Old Orchard Beach town | 92 | 0.7% | 9,501 | 8,979 |
| Windsor town | 93 | 0.7% | 2,748 | 2,639 |
| Bradley town | 94 | 0.7% | 1,591 | 1,534 |
| Montville town | 95 | 0.67% | 1,047 | 1,019 |
| Lamoine town | 96 | 0.67% | 1,800 | 1,719 |
| Albion town | 97 | 0.67% | 2,111 | 2,015 |
| Porter town | 98 | 0.66% | 1,675 | 1,609 |
| Durham town | 99 | 0.65% | 4,339 | 4,181 |
| Benton town | 100 | 0.64% | 2,830 | 2,722 |
| Hebron town | 101 | 0.63% | 1,287 | 1,222 |
| Waldoboro town | 102 | 0.62% | 5,386 | 5,150 |
| Orrington town | 103 | 0.62% | 3,922 | 3,809 |
| Wayne town | 104 | 0.61% | 1,159 | 1,129 |
| Dixfield town | 105 | 0.6% | 2,341 | 2,254 |
| Paris town | 106 | 0.59% | 5,431 | 5,186 |
| Sabattus town | 107 | 0.58% | 5,194 | 5,053 |
| Mechanic Falls town | 108 | 0.57% | 3,170 | 3,107 |
| Bath city | 109 | 0.55% | 8,942 | 8,764 |
| Georgetown town | 110 | 0.55% | 1,103 | 1,057 |
| Shapleigh town | 111 | 0.53% | 3,035 | 2,924 |
| Readfield town | 112 | 0.52% | 2,701 | 2,603 |
| Belfast city | 113 | 0.52% | 7,143 | 6,944 |
| Rome town | 114 | 0.51% | 1,187 | 1,149 |
| Vassalboro town | 115 | 0.5% | 4,649 | 4,533 |
| Waterford town | 116 | 0.49% | 1,649 | 1,574 |
| Woodland town | 117 | 0.49% | 1,237 | 1,209 |
| Denmark town | 118 | 0.49% | 1,243 | 1,202 |
| Milo town | 119 | 0.46% | 2,384 | 2,252 |
| Hallowell city | 120 | 0.46% | 2,637 | 2,567 |
| Madison town | 121 | 0.45% | 4,858 | 4,725 |
| Dayton town | 122 | 0.45% | 2,211 | 2,137 |
| Oakland town | 123 | 0.44% | 6,413 | 6,240 |
| Machias town | 124 | 0.43% | 2,094 | 2,059 |
| Kennebunk town | 125 | 0.41% | 12,013 | 11,549 |
| Sebago town | 126 | 0.41% | 1,965 | 1,917 |
| Edgecomb town | 127 | 0.41% | 1,230 | 1,186 |
| Eddington town | 128 | 0.4% | 2,257 | 2,187 |
| Naples town | 129 | 0.4% | 4,017 | 3,920 |
| Rockland city | 130 | 0.4% | 7,087 | 6,948 |
| Boothbay Harbor town | 131 | 0.38% | 2,104 | 2,028 |
| Bar Harbor town | 132 | 0.38% | 5,316 | 5,102 |
| Saco city | 133 | 0.37% | 21,114 | 20,418 |
| Lyman town | 134 | 0.37% | 4,666 | 4,524 |
| Phippsburg town | 135 | 0.36% | 2,221 | 2,155 |
| Buxton town | 136 | 0.35% | 8,598 | 8,381 |
| Glenburn town | 137 | 0.33% | 4,801 | 4,653 |
| Casco town | 138 | 0.32% | 3,710 | 3,637 |
| Minot town | 139 | 0.32% | 2,815 | 2,769 |
| Otisfield town | 140 | 0.32% | 1,904 | 1,858 |
| West Bath town | 141 | 0.31% | 1,963 | 1,913 |
| Hodgdon town | 142 | 0.3% | 1,318 | 1,292 |
| Gorham town | 143 | 0.3% | 18,458 | 18,369 |
| Littleton town | 144 | 0.29% | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Union town | 145 | 0.29% | 2,453 | 2,383 |
| Chelsea town | 146 | 0.28% | 2,838 | 2,785 |
| Augusta city | 147 | 0.27% | 19,206 | 18,917 |
| Fort Fairfield town | 148 | 0.27% | 3,356 | 3,323 |
| Greene town | 149 | 0.25% | 4,442 | 4,377 |
| Winthrop town | 150 | 0.24% | 6,231 | 6,132 |
| Jonesport town | 151 | 0.24% | 1,270 | 1,240 |
| Fort Kent town | 152 | 0.24% | 4,242 | 4,073 |
| Waterboro town | 153 | 0.23% | 8,142 | 7,947 |
| Corinna town | 154 | 0.22% | 2,250 | 2,217 |
| Castine town | 155 | 0.22% | 1,363 | 1,318 |
| Bucksport town | 156 | 0.22% | 5,038 | 4,949 |
| Anson town | 157 | 0.22% | 2,327 | 2,290 |
| Unity town | 158 | 0.21% | 2,353 | 2,287 |
| Searsport town | 159 | 0.19% | 2,668 | 2,647 |
| Trenton town | 160 | 0.18% | 1,636 | 1,588 |
| Charleston town | 161 | 0.18% | 1,639 | 1,552 |
| Norridgewock town | 162 | 0.18% | 3,328 | 3,277 |
| Newfield town | 163 | 0.18% | 1,673 | 1,652 |
| Mexico town | 164 | 0.18% | 2,808 | 2,755 |
| Gouldsboro town | 165 | 0.17% | 1,742 | 1,706 |
| Randolph town | 166 | 0.17% | 1,772 | 1,744 |
| Newcastle town | 167 | 0.16% | 1,908 | 1,849 |
| Wilton town | 168 | 0.15% | 3,884 | 3,832 |
| Waterville city | 169 | 0.15% | 16,875 | 16,693 |
| Topsham town | 170 | 0.15% | 9,781 | 9,565 |
| East Machias town | 171 | 0.15% | 1,347 | 1,318 |
| Cape Elizabeth town | 172 | 0.15% | 9,620 | 9,539 |
| Appleton town | 173 | 0.14% | 1,451 | 1,412 |
| Poland town | 174 | 0.13% | 5,972 | 5,907 |
| Madawaska town | 175 | 0.13% | 3,873 | 3,864 |
| Falmouth town | 176 | 0.12% | 12,898 | 12,469 |
| Acton town | 177 | 0.11% | 2,725 | 2,674 |
| Lincoln town | 178 | 0.1% | 4,876 | 4,847 |
| Milford town | 179 | 0.1% | 3,115 | 3,069 |
| Bowdoin town | 180 | 0.09% | 3,216 | 3,137 |
| South Bristol town | 181 | 0.09% | 1,147 | 1,126 |
| Ashland town | 182 | 0.08% | 1,208 | 1,201 |
| Warren town | 183 | 0.08% | 4,950 | 4,880 |
| Whitefield town | 184 | 0.08% | 2,481 | 2,405 |
| Greenbush town | 185 | 0.07% | 1,474 | 1,446 |
| Newport town | 186 | 0.06% | 3,158 | 3,129 |
| Pownal town | 187 | 0.06% | 1,590 | 1,567 |
| West Paris town | 188 | 0.06% | 1,792 | 1,770 |
| Bangor city | 189 | 0.05% | 31,662 | 31,720 |
| Dexter town | 190 | 0.05% | 3,816 | 3,801 |
| Rumford town | 191 | 0.05% | 5,999 | 5,872 |
| Ellsworth city | 192 | 0.05% | 8,719 | 8,417 |
| Raymond town | 193 | 0.04% | 4,609 | 4,554 |
| Damariscotta town | 194 | 0.04% | 2,306 | 2,295 |
| Manchester town | 195 | 0.04% | 2,486 | 2,456 |
| Sanford city | 196 | 0.04% | 22,267 | 21,972 |
| Calais city | 197 | 0.03% | 3,128 | 3,083 |
| Orono town | 198 | 0.02% | 12,259 | 11,167 |
| New Gloucester town | 199 | 0.02% | 5,778 | 5,689 |
| Standish town | 200 | 0.01% | 10,822 | 10,240 |
| Easton town | 201 | 0% | 1,324 | 1,319 |
| Jay town | 202 | 0% | 4,654 | 4,621 |
| Farmingdale town | 203 | 0% | 3,018 | 2,997 |
| Etna town | 204 | 0% | 1,236 | 1,228 |
| Garland town | 205 | 0% | 1,028 | 1,021 |
| Canaan town | 206 | 0% | 2,208 | 2,191 |
| Fairfield town | 207 | 0% | 6,540 | 6,490 |
| Steuben town | 208 | 0% | 1,152 | 1,132 |
| Parsonsfield town | 209 | 0% | 1,815 | 1,789 |
| Winslow town | 210 | -0.01% | 8,024 | 7,957 |
| Kennebunkport town | 211 | -0.03% | 3,694 | 3,630 |
| West Gardiner town | 212 | -0.03% | 3,688 | 3,672 |
| Freeport town | 213 | -0.06% | 8,771 | 8,739 |
| Skowhegan town | 214 | -0.06% | 8,668 | 8,613 |
| Clinton town | 215 | -0.06% | 3,381 | 3,369 |
| Ogunquit town | 216 | -0.06% | 1,597 | 1,577 |
| Washburn town | 217 | -0.07% | 1,519 | 1,524 |
| Enfield town | 218 | -0.07% | 1,439 | 1,432 |
| Sangerville town | 219 | -0.07% | 1,356 | 1,310 |
| Mars Hill town | 220 | -0.07% | 1,337 | 1,360 |
| Lubec town | 221 | -0.08% | 1,243 | 1,232 |
| Houlton town | 222 | -0.08% | 6,062 | 6,049 |
| Richmond town | 223 | -0.08% | 3,566 | 3,526 |
| Medway town | 224 | -0.08% | 1,188 | 1,185 |
| Strong town | 225 | -0.09% | 1,124 | 1,120 |
| Lisbon town | 226 | -0.09% | 9,711 | 9,722 |
| Alfred town | 227 | -0.09% | 3,191 | 3,073 |
| Caribou city | 228 | -0.09% | 7,417 | 7,400 |
| Surry town | 229 | -0.12% | 1,667 | 1,633 |
| Presque Isle city | 230 | -0.13% | 8,655 | 8,783 |
| Pittsfield town | 231 | -0.13% | 3,921 | 3,907 |
| Limestone town | 232 | -0.13% | 1,513 | 1,521 |
| Van Buren town | 233 | -0.15% | 2,054 | 2,040 |
| Guilford town | 234 | -0.15% | 1,304 | 1,265 |
| Eastport city | 235 | -0.15% | 1,296 | 1,284 |
| Brunswick town | 236 | -0.18% | 22,352 | 21,765 |
| Livermore town | 237 | -0.19% | 2,155 | 2,133 |
| Frenchville town | 238 | -0.19% | 1,044 | 1,051 |
| East Millinocket town | 239 | -0.19% | 1,562 | 1,567 |
| Harpswell town | 240 | -0.22% | 5,012 | 5,024 |
| Millinocket town | 241 | -0.22% | 4,084 | 4,107 |
| Veazie town | 242 | -0.22% | 1,814 | 1,815 |
| Plymouth town | 243 | -0.23% | 1,324 | 1,326 |
| Mount Desert town | 244 | -0.23% | 2,180 | 2,152 |
| Dover-Foxcroft town | 245 | -0.24% | 4,517 | 4,423 |
| Dixmont town | 246 | -0.25% | 1,205 | 1,210 |
| Brewer city | 247 | -0.25% | 9,598 | 9,667 |
| Cherryfield town | 248 | -0.27% | 1,102 | 1,107 |
| Hancock town | 249 | -0.28% | 2,494 | 2,467 |
| Lewiston city | 250 | -0.28% | 38,188 | 37,110 |
| Old Town city | 251 | -0.28% | 7,389 | 7,426 |
| Milbridge town | 252 | -0.29% | 1,379 | 1,363 |
| Baileyville town | 253 | -0.3% | 1,313 | 1,317 |
| Westbrook city | 254 | -0.33% | 20,430 | 20,434 |
| Gray town | 255 | -0.37% | 8,333 | 8,281 |
| Deer Isle town | 256 | -0.42% | 2,117 | 2,191 |
| Biddeford city | 257 | -0.43% | 22,175 | 22,539 |
| Brownville town | 258 | -0.43% | 1,153 | 1,135 |
| Sullivan town | 259 | -0.48% | 1,244 | 1,219 |
| Sedgwick town | 260 | -0.5% | 1,193 | 1,199 |
| Tremont town | 261 | -0.52% | 1,530 | 1,545 |
| Blue Hill town | 262 | -0.54% | 2,788 | 2,795 |
| Orland town | 263 | -0.54% | 2,203 | 2,222 |
| Stonington town | 264 | -0.57% | 1,043 | 1,054 |
| Dedham town | 265 | -0.61% | 1,638 | 1,649 |
| Penobscot town | 266 | -0.62% | 1,121 | 1,135 |
| Hope town | 267 | -0.64% | 1,710 | 1,699 |
| South Portland city | 268 | -0.67% | 26,482 | 26,575 |
| Yarmouth town | 269 | -0.68% | 8,904 | 8,996 |
| St. George town | 270 | -0.77% | 2,570 | 2,597 |
| Friendship town | 271 | -0.88% | 1,131 | 1,145 |
| Rockport town | 272 | -0.88% | 3,614 | 3,651 |
| Thomaston town | 273 | -0.88% | 2,708 | 2,740 |
| Owls Head town | 274 | -1% | 1,478 | 1,501 |
| Camden town | 275 | -1.1% | 5,110 | 5,233 |
| South Thomaston town | 276 | -1.12% | 1,498 | 1,513 |
| Cushing town | 277 | -1.15% | 1,461 | 1,501 |
| Washington town | 278 | -1.28% | 1,546 | 1,595 |
| Vinalhaven town | 279 | -1.44% | 1,235 | 1,287 |
Maine's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Greenville town leads with 5.17% annualized growth, followed by Kittery town (4.82%) and Levant town (3.73%). The largest population centers are Portland city (70,590), Lewiston city (38,188), and Bangor city (31,662). Of the 279 cities over 1,000 population, 209 are growing while 70 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.46% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 3.26% annually.