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Oakland vs Warren vs Oakland
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 highest household income ($78k).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Oakland has the most affordable homes ($167k 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 | Warren | Oakland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,309Highest |
4,932 |
2,710Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.2±6.9 10% below ME |
42.2±2.2Highest 6% below ME |
32.6±5.5Lowest 27% below ME |
| Warren and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
29.1%±8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
14.5%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Oakland 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.4% ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3.3Lowest 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±$16kHighest 4% above ME |
$74,616±$21k about the ME average |
$44,848±$19kLowest 40% below ME |
| Oakland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $236,000±$23kHighest 20% below ME |
$232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$167,000±$65kLowest 44% below ME |
| Oakland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$74Lowest 18% below ME |
$1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$956±$119 16% below ME |
| Warren and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,439 20% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,149Lowest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
58.6%±24.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.6% ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 8% above ME |
23 min 8% below ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.4%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Warren 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 | #120 of 133 in ME | #23 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | Messalonskee High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.2 |
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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.