Compare towns
Cushing vs Charlotte
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%).
Charlotte has the most affordable homes ($141k 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 | Cushing | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,460Highest |
377Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
48.6±3.1Lowest 8% above ME |
| Cushing and Charlotte 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% |
21.8%±10.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Charlotte and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±7.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Charlotte 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Charlotte 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±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$67,813±$18kLowest 9% below ME |
| Cushing and Charlotte 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 |
$140,800±$30kLowest 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376 36% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,000Lowest 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 13 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.