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Farmingdale vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Farmingdale has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Tremont has the most expensive homes ($407k median).
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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,017Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Farmingdale and Tremont 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% |
20.2%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Farmingdale and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Farmingdale and Tremont 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% |
44.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Farmingdale and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,635±$15kLowest 4% below ME |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Tremont and Farmingdale 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 |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$192Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont 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 |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±58.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Farmingdale and Tremont 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.4%±9.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmingdale and Tremont 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 | Tremont Public Schools |
| 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.