Compare towns
Auburn vs Exeter 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%).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Exeter | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
1,093Lowest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest 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%±2 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter 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% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $282,000±$12kHighest 5% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Auburn and Greene 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 |
$995±$386Lowest 13% 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 |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Auburn 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 | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Edward Little High School | — | 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.