Compare towns
Auburn vs Saco 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 the most renters (40.9% rent).
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Greene has the most homeowners (87.8%).
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 | Saco | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
20,819 |
4,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4% ME: +2.6% |
+10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
44.9±1.5Highest about the ME average |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Saco 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% |
16.7%±2.5Lowest 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% |
18.5%±2.1 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Auburn and Saco 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% |
43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
$92,241±$11k 23% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Saco 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 |
$413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,249±$385Highest 10% above ME |
$1,194±$224 5% above ME |
| Saco and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,687 21% above ME |
$4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$2,965Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±14Lowest 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% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.8% ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
24 min 3% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
19%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Saco 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 | #38 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | Saco Public Schools | 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.