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Newport vs Madawaska
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 most people working from home (14.7%).
Madawaska has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Madawaska |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,143Lowest |
3,853Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Lowest 12% above ME |
52.6±4.1Highest 17% above ME |
| Madawaska and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Madawaska and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.8%±5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Madawaska 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% |
22.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newport and Madawaska are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13kHighest 19% below ME |
$56,818±$9kLowest 24% below ME |
| Newport and Madawaska 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 |
$156,300±$15kLowest 47% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Highest 22% below ME |
$635±$148Lowest 44% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018Highest about the ME average |
$1,923Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±31.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Madawaska and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newport and Madawaska 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 | #83 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 19 | Madawaska Public Schools |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | Madawaska Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
11.1Lowest |
| 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.