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Augusta vs Casco vs Naples
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 affordable homes ($201k median).
Casco has the most expensive homes ($356k median).
Naples has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Casco | Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
3,696Lowest |
3,985 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
| Casco and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.9% ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco 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 |
$69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$78,188±$13kHighest 5% above ME |
| Naples and Casco 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 |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$340,100±$48k 15% above ME |
| Casco and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
| Naples and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$3,085Highest about the ME average |
$2,784 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Augusta 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
9.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Casco 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 | — | #118 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Cony | None in town | Lake Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.