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Edgecomb vs Thomaston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Thomaston has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Edgecomb | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
2,769Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8Lowest 8% below ME |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Thomaston and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Thomaston and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36kHighest 17% above ME |
$271,700±$10kLowest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,262±$343 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577Lowest 18% above ME |
$4,487Highest 48% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 10% below ME |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #99 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.