Compare towns
Casco vs Readfield vs Wayne vs Poland
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%).
Readfield has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
Wayne has the highest household income ($93k).
Poland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).
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 | Readfield | Wayne | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,696 |
2,651 |
1,101Lowest |
5,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
44.2±9.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Wayne 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% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Poland and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne and Casco 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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 |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$85,557±$23k 14% above ME |
| Wayne and Readfield 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 |
$326,400±$20k 10% above ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$283,600±$44kLowest 4% below ME |
| Wayne 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 |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,198±$128 5% above ME |
| Casco and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085 about the ME average |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$3,289 8% above ME |
$2,774Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.6%±30.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Poland 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
81.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7 ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±10.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Wayne 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — | #81 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 38 | RSU 38 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town | Poland Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5Lowest |
— | 12.2Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.