Compare towns
Nobleboro vs Beals vs Lamoine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nobleboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
Beals has the most affordable homes ($257k median).
Lamoine has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Nobleboro | Beals | Lamoine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,906Highest |
498Lowest |
1,782 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.4±1.8 8% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
49.6±7.3Highest 11% above ME |
| Lamoine and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
15%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Nobleboro and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,417±$14kHighest 34% above ME |
$64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$88,542±$15k 18% above ME |
| Nobleboro and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$45kHighest 19% above ME |
$256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$324,800±$43k 10% above ME |
| Nobleboro and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$231 4% below ME |
$907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
| Lamoine and Nobleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,049Highest about the ME average |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$2,303Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±32.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
23.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Nobleboro and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 17% below ME |
21 min 17% below ME |
22 minHighest 11% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lamoine and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Nobleboro Public Schools | Beals Public Schools | Lamoine Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None 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.