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Augusta vs Bangor vs Eustis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Bangor has the highest household income ($60k).
Eustis has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Augusta | Bangor | Eustis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077 |
31,938Highest |
453Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
59.1±14Highest 32% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±13.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3k 36% below ME |
$59,942±$7kHighest 20% below ME |
$32,118±$11kLowest 57% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$219,600±$10k 26% below ME |
$262,200±$51kHighest 12% below ME |
| Eustis and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79 19% below ME |
$1,055±$43Highest 7% below ME |
$916±$547Lowest 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465 19% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
$1,542Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
66%±37.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eustis and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
61.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1975Highest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 24% below ME |
17 min 33% below ME |
12 minLowest 52% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Augusta and Eustis 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 | #119 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | Eustis Public Schools |
| High school in town | Cony | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9Highest |
13.3Lowest |
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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.