Compare towns
Camden vs Lincolnville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most expensive homes ($521k median).
Lincolnville has the most affordable homes ($367k median).
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 | Camden | Lincolnville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,242Highest |
2,396Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
51.3±7.2Lowest 15% above ME |
| Camden and Lincolnville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Camden and Lincolnville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
26%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
47.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kHighest 10% above ME |
$81,928±$12kLowest 10% above ME |
| Camden and Lincolnville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$367,000±$17kLowest 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Highest 11% above ME |
$969±$284Lowest 15% below ME |
| Camden and Lincolnville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$3,544Lowest 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.7%±34.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Camden and Lincolnville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 11% below ME |
20 minLowest 19% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.1%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lincolnville and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | Lincolnville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.