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Casco vs Corinna vs Exeter
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 expensive homes ($356k median).
Corinna has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Corinna | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
2,192 |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% ME: +2.6% |
+1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
42.6±4.9Lowest 5% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
21%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$56,547±$12kLowest 24% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Exeter 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±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$163,200±$25kLowest 45% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$938±$599Lowest 18% below ME |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
| Casco and Exeter 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 |
$1,565Lowest 48% below ME |
$1,602 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
43.4%±27Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Corinna 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% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
86.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 23% above ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
13%±6 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Corinna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.