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Casco vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Bangor has the most kids (16.7% under 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 | Casco | Bangor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kHighest 7% below ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Casco and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
| 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.