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Auburn vs Durham
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).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
4,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7Lowest 8% below ME |
42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
| Durham and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Auburn and Durham 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% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Auburn and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Auburn and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,000±$12kLowest 5% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Durham and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74 9% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,687Lowest 21% above ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Auburn and Durham 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% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #110 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.