Compare towns
Greene vs Thomaston
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%).
Thomaston has the shortest commute (14 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.
| Measure | Greene | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
2,769Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Thomaston 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% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Thomaston 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 |
$56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME |
$271,700±$10kHighest 8% below ME |
| Thomaston and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,262±$343Highest 11% above ME |
| Thomaston and Greene 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 |
$4,487Highest 48% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Greene 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Thomaston 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 | #99 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.