Compare towns
Casco vs Rome vs Smithfield
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%).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Smithfield has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Rome | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,215 |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Smithfield 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% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Smithfield 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome 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 |
$77,639±$25k 4% above ME |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
| Smithfield and Rome 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 |
$329,300±$36k 11% above ME |
$242,800±$15kLowest 18% below ME |
| Casco and Rome 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 |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
$1,109±$358Lowest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$2,866 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Smithfield 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% |
10.3% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Smithfield 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 | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.