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Cabot vs Augusta vs Marshfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (24.5%).
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 | Cabot | Augusta | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Lowest |
19,077Highest |
1,863 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 4% above U.S. |
42.5±2.4Highest 9% above U.S. |
38.7±6.1Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Augusta and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.2%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Cabot and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.8%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Augusta and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
38.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Augusta and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kHighest 5% below U.S. |
$47,979±$3kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$60,313±$10k 25% below U.S. |
| Cabot and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kHighest 19% below U.S. |
$201,000±$18kLowest 40% below U.S. |
$214,100±$37k 36% below U.S. |
| Cabot and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 12% below U.S. |
$919±$79Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,317±$126Highest 7% below U.S. |
| Marshfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 49% above U.S. |
$2,465Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$3,668 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±8.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.7%±73.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Marshfield and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
18.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
53.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.5%±7.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marshfield and Cabot 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 | — |
| School district | — | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | — | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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U.S. 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.