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Farmingdale vs Damariscotta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Farmingdale has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Damariscotta has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Farmingdale | Damariscotta |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,017Highest |
2,192Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
49.3±8.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Damariscotta and Farmingdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Farmingdale and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±7.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Damariscotta and Farmingdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Farmingdale and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,635±$15kHighest 4% below ME |
$59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
| Farmingdale and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,700±$46kLowest 16% below ME |
$363,500±$42kHighest 23% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$192Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,027±$88Highest 10% below ME |
| Damariscotta and Farmingdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,574Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,806Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±58.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Farmingdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
70%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
23 minLowest 6% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.4%±9.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmingdale and Damariscotta 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 | #21 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 02 | Great Salt Bay CSD |
| High school in town | Hall-Dale Middle and High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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| 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.