Compare towns
Greene vs Bowdoin vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
Bowdoin has the oldest population (median age 44.3).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
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 | Greene | Bowdoin | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
3,188Lowest |
24,602Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
+4.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
41.4±2.7 8% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±2.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.8%±2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Auburn and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
27.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
$66,647±$5kLowest 11% below ME |
| Greene and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$282,000±$12k 5% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
— | $1,041±$74Lowest 9% below ME |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Lowest about the ME average |
$3,375 11% above ME |
$3,687Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.4%±7.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
59.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
22 minLowest 12% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Greene 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 | #69 of 133 in ME | #28 of 133 in ME | #110 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | Auburn Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Edward Little High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.