Compare towns
Old Town vs Wayne vs Dover-Foxcroft
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 renters (40.7% rent).
Wayne has the most expensive homes ($363k median).
Dover-Foxcroft has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
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 | Dover-Foxcroft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,470Highest |
1,101Lowest |
4,506 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5% ME: +2.6% |
+5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
55.6±5.3Highest 24% above ME |
38±4.1 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.2%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Old Town and Dover-Foxcroft 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% |
21.4%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Wayne and Dover-Foxcroft 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% |
28.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±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 |
$63,344±$6k 15% below ME |
| Wayne and Dover-Foxcroft 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 |
$162,600±$12kLowest 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $989±$100Highest 13% below ME |
$983±$554 14% below ME |
$880±$97Lowest 23% below ME |
| Old Town and Wayne 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 |
$1,916Lowest 37% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town and Dover-Foxcroft 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%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
67% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1973 4 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 18% below ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±11.3 ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±6Lowest 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 | — | #89 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 34 | RSU 38 | RSU 68/MSAD 68 |
| High school in town | Old Town High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.