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Augusta vs Boothbay
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%).
Boothbay has the most expensive homes ($342k median).
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 | Boothbay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
3,102Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$60,320±$17kHighest 19% below ME |
| Boothbay and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$342,100±$43kHighest 15% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,147±$121Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Highest 19% below ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 24% below ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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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.