Compare towns
Greene vs Exeter vs Turner
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).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Turner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Exeter | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,417 |
1,093Lowest |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
47.6±4.3 6% above ME |
| Exeter and Turner 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% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4 ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
$84,408±$12kLowest 13% above ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
| Turner and Greene 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 |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
$584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
| Greene and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,294 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Turner 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% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 4% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Turner 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 | — | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.