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Newcastle vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcastle has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Readfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,913Lowest |
2,651Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.4±7Highest 10% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Newcastle and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Newcastle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±1.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newcastle and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newcastle and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,868±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
| Newcastle and Readfield 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 |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,363±$81Highest 20% above ME |
$1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
| Newcastle and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,256Highest 40% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 5.8%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield 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% |
5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 30% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Newcastle 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
| 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.