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Lubec vs Nobleboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lubec has the most people working from home (26.3%).
Nobleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
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 | Lubec | Nobleboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,346Lowest |
1,906Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.3±4.5Highest 32% above ME |
48.4±1.8Lowest 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.5%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Nobleboro and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 41.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.9%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lubec and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,375±$11kLowest 30% below ME |
$100,417±$14kHighest 34% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,700±$26kLowest 36% below ME |
$352,600±$45kHighest 19% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $550±$204Lowest 52% below ME |
$1,099±$231Highest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,039Lowest 33% below ME |
$3,049Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.6%±25.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.3%±32.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Nobleboro and Lubec are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
20 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 26.3%±12.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 85/MSAD 19 | Nobleboro Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.