Compare towns
Cushing vs Oakland
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 expensive homes ($410k median).
Oakland has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
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 | Oakland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,460Lowest |
2,710Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
32.6±5.5Lowest 27% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
29.1%±8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$44,848±$19kLowest 40% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$167,000±$65kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$956±$119Lowest 16% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,149Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.6%±24.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland 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% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 5% below ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Oakland 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 | — | #23 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 13 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.