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Denmark vs Augusta vs Waterford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Denmark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Augusta has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Waterford has the most people working from home (18.8%).
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 | Denmark | Augusta | Waterford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,054Lowest |
19,077Highest |
1,295 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.4±5Highest 21% above ME |
42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
54.3±1.6 21% above ME |
| Denmark and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.3 ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.9%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±1.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Denmark and Waterford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterford and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,167±$10k 14% below ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$66,071±$17kHighest 12% below ME |
| Waterford and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$273,800±$36kHighest 8% below ME |
| Waterford and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
$919±$79 19% below ME |
$870±$405Lowest 24% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,259 26% below ME |
$2,465Highest 19% below ME |
$1,917Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
36.6%±34Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 39% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
34 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.7%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Waterford and Augusta 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | — | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.