Compare towns
Casco vs Exeter vs Lee
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%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Lee has the most kids (21.8% 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 | Exeter | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,093 |
925Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
51.5±11.5Lowest 15% 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% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Lee 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% ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lee 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±$19k 7% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below 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 |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$174,500±$25k 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$995±$386Lowest 13% below ME |
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| 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 |
$1,602 47% below ME |
$1,547Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1% ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 23% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
35 min 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| High school in town | None 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.