Compare towns
Old Town vs Wayne vs Bradley
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 youngest population (median age 37).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Bradley has the most affordable homes ($169k 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 | Old Town | Wayne | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
1,101 |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
50.9±15.7 14% above ME |
| Wayne and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Old Town and Bradley 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% |
29.2%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.8% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Old Town and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$62,813±$23k 16% below ME |
| Wayne and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,100±$26k 30% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$168,900±$21kLowest 43% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100 13% below ME |
$983±$554Lowest 14% below ME |
$1,034±$485Highest 9% below ME |
| Bradley and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,153 4% above ME |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,735Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±25.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town and Bradley 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% |
7.9% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 18% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
22 min 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±9.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Wayne and Old Town 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 | RSU 38 | — |
| 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 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.