Compare towns
Belgrade vs Cumberland vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Cumberland has the highest household income ($174k).
Rome has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
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 | Belgrade | Cumberland | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351 |
8,647Highest |
1,215Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6 6% above ME |
41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
48.3±9.2Highest 8% above ME |
| Rome and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cumberland and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1% ME: 36.2% |
72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.9%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kLowest 5% above ME |
$616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$2,143±$759Highest 88% above ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859 6% below ME |
$7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.1%±31.3 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
24 min about the ME average |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cumberland and Belgrade 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | #25 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Greely High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.5 |
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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.