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Amity vs Cushing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering AmityOrient
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amity has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Amity | Cushing |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 395Lowest |
1,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±12.2Lowest about the ME average |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Cushing and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Amity and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26kLowest 13% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Cushing and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,000±$57kLowest 48% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,553±$376 36% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1990Lowest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 24% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.