Compare towns
Auburn vs Corinth vs Minot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most renters (40.9% rent).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($136k median).
Minot has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Corinth | Minot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
2,990 |
2,794Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% ME: +2.6% |
+0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7Lowest 8% below ME |
42.7±6 5% below ME |
49±6.1Highest 9% above ME |
| Minot and Corinth 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% |
23%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Corinth and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2 ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.3%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Minot and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Auburn and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5k 11% below ME |
$64,229±$5kLowest 14% below ME |
$95,655±$17kHighest 28% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,000±$12k 5% below ME |
$135,800±$31kLowest 54% below ME |
$294,900±$26kHighest about the ME average |
| Minot and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74Highest 9% below ME |
$883±$157 22% below ME |
$878±$801Lowest 23% below ME |
| Auburn and Corinth 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 |
$1,381Lowest 55% below ME |
$2,602 14% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±11.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.7%±40.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Minot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.2% ME: 74.3% |
96%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
16.8%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Minot and Corinth 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 | #102 of 133 in ME | #78 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | RSU 64/MSAD 64 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | Central High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.