Compare towns
Alna vs Cushing vs Wiscasset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Wiscasset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
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 | Alna | Cushing | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 818Lowest |
1,460 |
3,874Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
48.8±6.3Highest 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.4% ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
$83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$71,118±$37kLowest 5% below ME |
| Alna and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,400±$55k 24% above ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
| Cushing and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,518±$485 33% above ME |
| Cushing and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,667 21% above ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$3,550Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 41% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 16.4%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset and Cushing 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 | — | — | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 13 | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.2 |
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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.