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Glenburn vs Wayne vs Turner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Glenburn has the most renters (18.3% rent).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Turner has the shortest commute (25 min average).

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.

MeasureGlenburnWayneTurner
People
Population
4,737
1,101Lowest
5,891Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.2%
ME: +2.6%
-5%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+1.4%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
47.7±4.4
6% above ME
55.6±5.3Highest
24% above ME
47.6±4.3Lowest
6% above ME
Wayne and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16.9%±6.4Highest
ME: 18.1%
13.4%±3.9Lowest
ME: 18.1%
16.1%±4.6
ME: 18.1%
Glenburn and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
12%±3.8Lowest
ME: 22.4%
29.2%±3.8Highest
ME: 22.4%
27.2%±6.8
ME: 22.4%
Wayne and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
20.8%
ME: 36.2%
48.8%Highest
ME: 36.2%
16.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.4Lowest
ME: 5.8%
6.5%±2.8Highest
ME: 5.8%
5.6%±2.9
ME: 5.8%
Wayne and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$97,474±$26k
30% above ME
$93,194±$26kLowest
25% above ME
$100,036±$28kHighest
34% above ME
Turner and Glenburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$276,900±$49kLowest
7% below ME
$362,800±$29kHighest
22% above ME
$284,900±$50k
4% below ME
Wayne and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,143±$226Highest
about the ME average
$983±$554
14% below ME
$584±$490Lowest
49% below ME
Glenburn and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,287
8% above ME
$3,289Highest
8% above ME
$2,294Lowest
24% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
72.8%±31Highest
ME: 48.4%
25%±52.1Lowest
ME: 48.4%
41.9%±64.5
ME: 48.4%
Glenburn and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.1%
ME: 10.7%
7.9%Highest
ME: 10.7%
3%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.7%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
89.9%Highest
ME: 74.3%
89.6%
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1989Highest
12 yrs newer than ME
1980Lowest
3 yrs newer than ME
1980Lowest
3 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
21% above ME
30 minHighest
24% above ME
25 minLowest
about the ME average
Work from home
10.2%±5.1Lowest
ME: 15.9%
26.2%±11.7Highest
ME: 15.9%
10.7%±3.5
ME: 15.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #39 of 133 in ME — #33 of 133 in ME
School district Glenburn Public Schools RSU 38 RSU 52/MSAD 52
High school in town None in town None in town Leavitt Area High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
11.6
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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.