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Meddybemps vs Washburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meddybemps has the most expensive homes ($295k median).
Washburn has the most kids (21.7% 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 | Meddybemps | Washburn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 139Lowest |
1,355Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
48.2±7.7Lowest 8% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
24%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Meddybemps and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
$56,196±$6kHighest 25% below ME |
| Washburn and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $482±$62 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206Lowest 60% below ME |
$1,571Highest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Washburn and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | — | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
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| 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.