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Newcastle vs Franklin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcastle has the most people working from home (20.2%).
Franklin has the most affordable homes ($246k median).
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 | Newcastle | Franklin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,913Highest |
1,628Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±7Highest 10% above ME |
46±9.3Lowest about the ME average |
| Newcastle and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newcastle and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,868±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$65,455±$16kLowest 12% below ME |
| Newcastle and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,000±$41kHighest 34% above ME |
$245,800±$59kLowest 17% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$81Highest 20% above ME |
$888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,256Highest 40% above ME |
$2,231Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.8%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Franklin and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 30% below ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newcastle and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.