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Newport vs Palmyra
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%).
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% 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 | Newport | Palmyra |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,143Highest |
2,209Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Highest 12% above ME |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newport and Palmyra 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% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Palmyra and Newport 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 |
$60,543±$17kHighest 19% below ME |
| Palmyra and Newport 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 |
$154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Highest 22% below ME |
$733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
| Newport and Palmyra 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 |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest about the ME average |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newport and Palmyra 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 | — |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| 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.