What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dennysville has the most affordable homes ($219k median).

Newry has the highest household income ($67k).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Dennysville	Newry
People
Population	218Highest	177Lowest
Median age	57.5±6.5Lowest 28% above ME	61.1±5Highest 36% above ME
	Newry and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.4%±9Lowest ME: 18.1%	13.6%±12.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Newry and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.2%±6.8Lowest ME: 22.4%	42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4%
	Newry and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	36.7%Lowest ME: 36.2%	37.8%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.8%±2Highest ME: 5.8%	2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Dennysville and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$39,250±$25kLowest 47% below ME	$67,000±$23kHighest 10% below ME
	Newry and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$218,800±$68kLowest 26% below ME	$307,700±$69kHighest 4% above ME
	Newry and Dennysville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,125±$666 about the ME average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,833Lowest 40% below ME	$2,438Highest 20% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	75%±100Highest ME: 48.4%	25%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Dennysville and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	30.3%Highest ME: 10.7%	3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%	89.7%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME	1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 11% above ME	25 minLowest about the ME average
Work from home	8%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9%	11.8%±9.6Highest ME: 15.9%
	Newry and Dennysville 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.