Compare towns
Exeter vs Owls Head vs St. Agatha
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Owls Head has the most expensive homes ($413k median).
St. Agatha has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.3%).
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 | Exeter | Owls Head | St. Agatha |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,093 |
1,482Highest |
842Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8% ME: +2.6% |
-2.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±7.7Lowest 17% above ME |
52.6±6.6Lowest 17% above ME |
55.3±8.6Highest 23% above ME |
| St. Agatha and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.6%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
17%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| St. Agatha and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.9%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.3%±5 ME: 22.4% |
| Owls Head and St. Agatha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
39.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$87,325±$7kHighest 17% above ME |
$75,417±$34kLowest about the ME average |
| Owls Head and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$413,300±$43kHighest 39% above ME |
$187,500±$47k 37% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $995±$386 13% below ME |
$1,191±$386Highest 5% above ME |
$435±$176Lowest 62% below ME |
| Owls Head and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,981Highest about the ME average |
$1,617 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
29.9%±51.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
35.5%±44.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| St. Agatha and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1972 5 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 43% above ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
13.3%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Owls Head and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 13 | RSU 33/MSAD 33 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Wisdom Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.