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Auburn vs Wayne 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%).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Wayne | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 24,602Highest |
1,101Lowest |
4,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Auburn 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 |
$93,194±$26k 25% above ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
| Greene and Wayne 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 |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,041±$74 9% below ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% 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 |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$2,965Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 12% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
26 min 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne 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 | — | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Auburn Public Schools | RSU 38 | 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.