Compare towns
Hollis vs Augusta vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hollis has the highest household income ($96k).
Augusta has the most affordable homes ($201k median).
Sidney has the most kids (23.1% under 18).
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 | Hollis | Augusta | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,872 |
19,077Highest |
4,790Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±4.2Highest about the ME average |
42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
43±5.5 4% below ME |
| Hollis and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hollis and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,950±$24kHighest 28% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$83,488±$10k 12% above ME |
| Hollis and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $338,900±$27kHighest 14% above ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$336,200±$34k 13% above ME |
| Hollis and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$293Highest 20% above ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,340±$304 18% above ME |
| Hollis and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,625Highest 14% below ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,474 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.9%±30.2 ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Hollis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 18% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hollis and Augusta 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 | #88 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.