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Oakland vs Readfield vs Warren
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 (23.8% under 18).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Oakland | Readfield | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,309Highest |
2,651Lowest |
4,932 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±6.9Lowest 10% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
| Readfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,813±$16k 4% above ME |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,000±$23k 20% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$232,700±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$74Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,439Lowest 20% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,832 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 8% above ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Warren 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #120 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 38 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Messalonskee High School | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2Highest |
11.5Lowest |
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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.