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Greene vs Waterville
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 highest household income ($98k).
Waterville has the most renters (51.2% rent).
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 | Waterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,417Lowest |
17,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
| Greene and Waterville 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% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±2.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Waterville 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% |
30.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$978±$72Lowest 14% below ME |
| Greene and Waterville 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 |
$2,755Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 4% above ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Waterville 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 | #105 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Waterville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Waterville Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
| 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.