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Cumberland vs Woolwich
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cumberland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.5%).
Woolwich has the most affordable homes ($255k 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 | Cumberland | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,647Highest |
3,158Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +17.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±4Lowest 6% below ME |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 72.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
52.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cumberland and Woolwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $173,894±$20kHighest 133% above ME |
$102,175±$26kLowest 37% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,800±$42kHighest 108% above ME |
$254,500±$59kLowest 14% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$759 88% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,116Highest 134% above ME |
$2,433Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.1%±31.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich and Cumberland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 25.3%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #25 of 133 in ME | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 51/MSAD 51 | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Greely High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.