Compare towns
Casco vs Eliot vs Wells
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%).
Eliot has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Eliot | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
7,146 |
11,713Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
+18%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
50.8±5.9Lowest 13% above ME |
53.6±3.8Highest 20% above ME |
| Wells 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% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
18%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wells and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2 ME: 22.4% |
31%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wells and Eliot 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% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wells and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$88,024±$11k 18% above ME |
| Eliot and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$485,300±$23k 64% above ME |
| Eliot and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184 22% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,350±$297Lowest 19% above ME |
| Eliot and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Lowest about the ME average |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,215 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.1%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.8%±4.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Wells 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 | — | #19 of 133 in ME | #22 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | Wells-Ogunquit CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Wells High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.