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Albion vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albion has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Greene has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Albion | Greene |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,204Lowest |
4,417Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,361±$23kLowest 17% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $230,900±$31kLowest 22% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
| Greene and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,194±$224 5% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,987Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 36% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 49/MSAD 49 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.