Compare towns
Cushing vs Bowdoin vs Nobleboro
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 most people working from home (18.5%).
Bowdoin has the most affordable homes ($293k median).
Nobleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Cushing | Bowdoin | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
3,188Highest |
1,906 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
| Cushing and Nobleboro 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% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Nobleboro 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% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Nobleboro 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±$19kLowest 12% above ME |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$100,417±$14kHighest 34% above ME |
| Nobleboro and Bowdoin 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 |
$292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
$352,600±$45k 19% above ME |
| Cushing and Nobleboro 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 |
— | $1,099±$231Lowest 4% below ME |
| Cushing and Nobleboro 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 |
$3,375 11% above ME |
$3,049Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Nobleboro and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990 13 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Bowdoin 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | Nobleboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.