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Casco vs Bangor vs Lyman
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 renters (52.8% rent).
Lyman has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.2%).
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 | Lyman |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
31,938Highest |
4,612 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
53.8±2Highest 20% above ME |
| Lyman and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.2%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Lyman 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% |
26.1%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Lyman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9% ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$87,284±$14kHighest 17% above ME |
| Lyman and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58k 20% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$360,400±$44kHighest 22% above ME |
| Lyman and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,063±$522 7% below ME |
| Casco and Lyman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$3,076 about the ME average |
$2,717Lowest 11% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.7%±44.7Lowest 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% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
33 minHighest 35% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Lyman 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 | — | #37 of 133 in ME | #40 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.