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Damariscotta vs Damariscotta
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 most people working from home (13.2%).
Damariscotta has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,192Highest |
1,100Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.3±8.6Lowest 10% above ME |
60.1±8.2Highest 34% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 31.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.9%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
$67,647±$19kHighest 9% below ME |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $363,500±$42kLowest 23% above ME |
$419,100±$69kHighest 41% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$88Highest 10% below ME |
$930±$68Lowest 18% below ME |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,806Lowest 25% above ME |
$3,813Highest 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
62.2%±27.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70%Highest ME: 74.3% |
69.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 6% below ME |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.2%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.5%±8.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Damariscotta and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Great Salt Bay CSD | — |
| 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.