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Newport vs Exeter vs Albion
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
Albion has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
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 | Newport | Exeter | Albion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,143Highest |
1,093Lowest |
2,204 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Lowest 12% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
| Albion and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Newport and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Albion and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
$62,361±$23k 17% below ME |
| Exeter and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,800±$30kHighest 21% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$230,900±$31k 22% below ME |
| Newport and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Lowest 22% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
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| Exeter and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018Highest about the ME average |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,987 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Albion and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.6% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
34 min 36% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Newport 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 | #97 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | — | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.