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Auburn vs Bowdoin vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Bowdoin has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Auburn | Bowdoin | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
3,188Lowest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Auburn and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8% ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,000±$12k 5% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
— | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,687Highest 21% above ME |
$3,375 11% above ME |
$2,965Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.8% ME: 10.7% |
11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin 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 | #110 of 133 in ME | #28 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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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.