Compare towns
Old Town vs Surry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Surry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.3%).
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 | Old Town | Surry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
1,836Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+11.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
52.4±5.6Highest 17% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Old Town and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.9%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
$74,508±$12kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26kLowest 30% below ME |
$296,300±$36kHighest about the ME average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100Highest 13% below ME |
$969±$129Lowest 15% below ME |
| Old Town and Surry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153Highest 4% above ME |
$1,903Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.8%±59.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Surry and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.4%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Old Town and Surry 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 | #56 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 34 | Surry Public Schools |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| 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.