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Lamoine vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% 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 | Lamoine | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,782Highest |
988Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3Highest 11% above ME |
40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
| Lamoine and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Lamoine and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lamoine and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Lamoine and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43kHighest 10% above ME |
$205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
$1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
| Lamoine and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303Highest 24% below ME |
$1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.