Compare towns
Augusta vs Patten vs Sidney
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).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Sidney has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Patten | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
607Lowest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Augusta 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% |
32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.6% ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Augusta and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $47,979±$3k 36% below ME |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$18k 32% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$79 19% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465 19% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Augusta 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% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
72.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 12 yrs older than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Augusta 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 | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Cony | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 17.9 |
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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.