Compare towns
Boothbay vs Wayne vs St. George
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
St. George has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Boothbay | Wayne | St. George |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,102Highest |
1,101Lowest |
2,606 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.8±3.9 27% above ME |
55.6±5.3Lowest 24% above ME |
58.3±9.8Highest 30% above ME |
| St. George and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.1%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Wayne and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.4%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| St. George and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8% ME: 36.2% |
46.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$89,155±$10k 19% above ME |
| Wayne and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $342,100±$43kLowest 15% above ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$356,300±$79k 20% above ME |
| Wayne and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,147±$121 about the ME average |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,465±$293Highest 29% above ME |
| St. George and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$3,359Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Boothbay and St. George are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 46% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.1%±11.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and St. George 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 | — | — | #46 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | St George Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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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.