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Blue Hill vs Casco vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Blue Hill | Casco | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,813Lowest |
3,696 |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2Lowest 8% above ME |
52±3.3 16% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Wells and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17k 8% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$88,024±$11kHighest 18% above ME |
| Wells and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82k 35% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$485,300±$23kHighest 64% above ME |
| Wells and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638Lowest 9% below ME |
$1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,350±$297 19% above ME |
| Casco and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907Lowest 4% below ME |
$3,085 about the ME average |
$3,215Highest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1989 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5 ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Blue Hill 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 | #29 of 133 in ME | — | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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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.