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Owls Head vs Rome vs Georgetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Owls Head has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Rome has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Georgetown has the most people working from home (21.5%).
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 | Owls Head | Rome | Georgetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,482Highest |
1,215 |
1,012Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.6±6.6 17% above ME |
48.3±9.2Lowest 8% above ME |
55.8±9.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Georgetown and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Rome and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.9%±4.4 ME: 22.4% |
24.7%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.1%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Georgetown and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.4% ME: 36.2% |
39.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
40.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Rome and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,325±$7kHighest 17% above ME |
$77,639±$25kLowest 4% above ME |
$84,250±$33k 13% above ME |
| Owls Head and Georgetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,300±$43k 39% above ME |
$329,300±$36kLowest 11% above ME |
$427,200±$47kHighest 44% above ME |
| Georgetown and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,191±$386 5% above ME |
$1,150±$56Lowest about the ME average |
$1,431±$448Highest 26% above ME |
| Georgetown and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,981Highest about the ME average |
$1,829Lowest 40% below ME |
$2,575 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.9%±51.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
54.2%±59.8 ME: 48.4% |
71.6%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Georgetown and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 34% below ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.1 ME: 15.9% |
7.4%±3.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.5%±14Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Georgetown and Owls Head are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 13 | — | Georgetown Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.