Compare towns
Cushing vs Brownfield 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%).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
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 | Brownfield | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
1,830 |
1,906Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
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% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Brownfield 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% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest 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±$19k 12% above ME |
$60,889±$5kLowest 19% below ME |
$100,417±$14kHighest 34% above ME |
| Nobleboro 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 |
$287,500±$36kLowest 3% below ME |
$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±$376 36% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
$1,099±$231Lowest 4% below ME |
| Brownfield and Cushing 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 |
$2,976Lowest about the ME average |
$3,049 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Nobleboro 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% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 5% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | 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.