Compare towns
Palermo vs Augusta vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palermo has the most people working from home (18.8%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Palermo | Augusta | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,473 |
19,077Highest |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±6.1Highest 3% below ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
| Palermo and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Morrill and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±2 ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Augusta and Palermo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,095±$15kHighest 19% above ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$74,250±$18k about the ME average |
| Palermo and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $259,700±$54kHighest 12% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$214,000±$18k 28% below ME |
| Palermo and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,235±$1kHighest 8% above ME |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$975±$891 14% below ME |
| Palermo and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,506Highest 17% below ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,472 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Palermo and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 24% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Palermo and Augusta 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.