Compare towns
Newry vs Wayne vs Bowerbank
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newry has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Bowerbank has the most affordable homes ($200k 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 | Newry | Wayne | Bowerbank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 177Lowest |
1,101Highest |
211 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 61.1±5Highest 36% above ME |
55.6±5.3Lowest 24% above ME |
58.3±17.3 30% above ME |
| Newry and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±12.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
6.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Newry and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±14.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
29.2%±3.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.6%±20.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Newry and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.8% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
33.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±7.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,000±$23kLowest 10% below ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$93,125±$30k 25% above ME |
| Wayne and Bowerbank are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $307,700±$69k 4% above ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$199,500±$125kLowest 33% below ME |
| Wayne and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$666Highest about the ME average |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
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| Newry and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,438 20% below ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,118Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bowerbank and Newry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
94.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 min 24% above ME |
48 minHighest 93% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.8%±9.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7 ME: 15.9% |
30.5%±29.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowerbank and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.