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Damariscotta vs Newcastle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Damariscotta has the oldest population (median age 60.1).
Newcastle has the most people working from home (20.2%).
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 | Damariscotta | Newcastle |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,100Lowest |
1,913Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.1±8.2Highest 34% above ME |
49.4±7Lowest 10% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.8%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newcastle and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 35.9%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
45.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newcastle and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,647±$19kLowest 9% below ME |
$89,868±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
| Newcastle and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,100±$69kHighest 41% above ME |
$398,000±$41kLowest 34% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $930±$68Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,363±$81Highest 20% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,813Lowest 26% above ME |
$4,256Highest 40% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.2%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
5.8%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 37% below ME |
17 minHighest 30% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.5%±8.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.2%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Newcastle and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.