Compare towns
Augusta vs Sidney vs Winterport
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).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
Winterport has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Sidney | Winterport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 19,077Highest |
4,790 |
3,850Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
43±5.5Highest 4% below ME |
42.3±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
| Sidney and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2Lowest 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%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19%±4.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Winterport 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% |
33.5% ME: 36.2% |
39.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
7.5%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winterport 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 |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
$98,333±$21kHighest 32% above ME |
| Winterport and Sidney 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 |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$283,000±$43k 5% below ME |
| Sidney and Winterport 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 |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
$2,646Highest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
26.8%±25.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Winterport 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% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 24% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
10.4%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Augusta and Sidney 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 | #53 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 18 | RSU 22 |
| High school in town | Cony | None in town | None in town |
| 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.