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Cambridge vs Castle Hill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambridge has the most expensive homes ($215k median).
Castle Hill has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Cambridge | Castle Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 532Highest |
281Lowest |
| Median age | 38.7±1.1Lowest 14% below ME |
57.8±15.8Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±8.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cambridge and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
44.8%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±3 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±5.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,194±$39kHighest 15% below ME |
$54,250±$14kLowest 27% below ME |
| Cambridge and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,900±$61kHighest 28% below ME |
$145,300±$18kLowest 51% below ME |
| Cambridge and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$574 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,574Highest 48% below ME |
$1,449Lowest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Castle Hill and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 65% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Castle Hill and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.