Compare towns
Oakland vs Cushing
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakland has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
Cushing has the most expensive homes ($410k 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 | Oakland | Cushing |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,710Highest |
1,460Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 32.6±5.5Lowest 27% below ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±8Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.5%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.3 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $44,848±$19kLowest 40% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$65kLowest 44% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $956±$119Lowest 16% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,149Lowest 29% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±24.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 22% below ME |
23 minHighest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Oakland 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 | #23 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| 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.