Compare towns
Leeds vs Augusta vs Brownfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the highest household income ($85k).
Augusta has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Brownfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Leeds | Augusta | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,285 |
19,077Highest |
1,830Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
42.5±2.4Highest 5% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Augusta and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Leeds and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27k 13% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Brownfield and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565 16% below ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Augusta and Leeds 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| 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.