Compare towns
Friendship vs Wayne vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Friendship has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Friendship | Wayne | Surry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,213 |
1,101Lowest |
1,836Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.5±6.9 24% above ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
52.4±5.6Lowest 17% above ME |
| Wayne and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Surry and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Friendship and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.6% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,625±$22k about the ME average |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$74,508±$12kLowest about the ME average |
| Wayne and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$56kLowest 7% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$296,300±$36k about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,370±$53Highest 20% above ME |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
| Friendship and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,218 27% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±42.4 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 24% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.9%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 38 | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.