Compare towns
Cushing vs Alna vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Cushing | Alna | Rome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Highest |
818Lowest |
1,215 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1% ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
48.3±9.2 8% above ME |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Alna and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
| Alna and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$367,400±$55k 24% above ME |
$329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
| Cushing and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,088±$176Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,150±$56 about the ME average |
| Cushing and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$3,667 21% above ME |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4 ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Rome and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 13 | — | — |
| 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.