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Augusta vs Durham vs Winthrop
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 renters (46.2% rent).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Winthrop has the most kids (22.9% 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 | Augusta | Durham | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
4,262Lowest |
6,191 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
42.6±5.9 5% below ME |
43.6±5.3Highest about the ME average |
| Winthrop and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.9%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Winthrop and Durham 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% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.4%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Winthrop and Augusta 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% |
34.8% ME: 36.2% |
40%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Durham 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 |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$86,470±$4k 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
$294,800±$41k about the ME average |
| Durham and Winthrop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79Highest 19% below ME |
— | $892±$319Lowest 22% below ME |
| Augusta and Winthrop 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 |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$3,506 15% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.8%±22.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winthrop 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% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
92.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Winthrop and Durham 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 | #14 of 133 in ME | #12 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 05 | Winthrop Public Schools |
| High school in town | Cony | None in town | Winthrop High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9Highest |
— | 11.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.