Compare towns
Georgetown vs Friendship
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Georgetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.5%).
Friendship has the most affordable homes ($275k 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 | Georgetown | Friendship |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,012Lowest |
1,213Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
55.5±6.9Lowest 24% above ME |
| Georgetown and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Georgetown and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 33.1%±10.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
37.3%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Friendship and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.8%±1.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Friendship and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,250±$33kHighest 13% above ME |
$75,625±$22kLowest about the ME average |
| Georgetown and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
$275,000±$56kLowest 7% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,431±$448Highest 26% above ME |
$1,370±$53Lowest 20% above ME |
| Georgetown and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,575Highest 15% below ME |
$2,218Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
37.5%±42.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.9%±7.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown and Friendship are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Georgetown Public Schools | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.

