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Greene vs Newfield

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 people working from home (11.6%).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).

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.

MeasureGreeneNewfield
People
Population
4,417Highest
1,580Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+0.6%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
+8.3%Highest
ME: +2.6%
Median age
39.7±4.9Lowest
11% below ME
52.8±8.1Highest
18% above ME
Kids under 18
23.3%±5.2Highest
ME: 18.1%
12.6%±3.8Lowest
ME: 18.1%
Age 65+
15.1%±4.6Lowest
ME: 22.4%
26.9%±6Highest
ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
21.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.6%±3.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±2Lowest
ME: 5.8%
Greene and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,093±$16kHighest
31% above ME
$57,188±$20kLowest
23% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$270,000±$23kLowest
9% below ME
$318,100±$27kHighest
7% above ME
Newfield and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,194±$224
5% above ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,965Highest
about the ME average
$2,402Lowest
21% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.8%±20.2Highest
ME: 48.4%
33.3%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Greene and Newfield 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%
10.5%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.8%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
96.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
2 yrs newer than ME
1977Lowest
same as ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
4% above ME
49 minHighest
98% above ME
Work from home
11.6%±5.3Highest
ME: 15.9%
6.1%±3.3Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Greene and Newfield 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 —
School district RSU 52/MSAD 52 RSU 57/MSAD 57
High school in town None in town None in town
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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.