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Franklin vs Thorndike vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Thorndike has the most people working from home (44.7%).
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 | Franklin | Thorndike | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,628Highest |
1,403Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46±9.3Highest about the ME average |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Franklin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Thorndike and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
$78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$76,750±$10k about the ME average |
| Thorndike and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
$205,600±$88kLowest 31% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Franklin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$306 22% below ME |
$836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
$950±$219Highest 17% below ME |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,231Lowest 27% below ME |
$2,537 16% below ME |
$2,748Highest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt View High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.