Compare towns
Casco vs Freeport vs Wiscasset
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%).
Freeport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Wiscasset has the most affordable homes ($325k median).
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 | Freeport | Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Lowest |
8,802Highest |
3,874 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
48.8±4.3Lowest 9% above ME |
48.8±6.3Lowest 9% above ME |
| Casco and Freeport 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% |
19.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Freeport and Wiscasset 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% |
26.7%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Freeport 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% |
59.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Freeport 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 |
$107,326±$19kHighest 44% above ME |
$71,118±$37k 5% below ME |
| Freeport and Wiscasset 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 |
$508,400±$76kHighest 71% above ME |
$325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Lowest 22% above ME |
$1,439±$123 26% above ME |
$1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Freeport 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 |
$5,042Highest 66% above ME |
$3,550 17% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
62%±18.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Freeport and Casco 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% |
8.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
21.2%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Wiscasset 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 | — | #4 of 133 in ME | #108 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 05 | Wiscasset Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Freeport High School | Wiscasset Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
7.2Lowest |
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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.