Compare towns
Raymond vs Eliot vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Casco has the most affordable homes ($356k 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 | Raymond | Eliot | Casco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,610 |
7,146Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±4.1Lowest 6% above ME |
50.8±5.9 13% above ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Casco and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Raymond and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,194±$20k 18% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Eliot and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $395,800±$42k 33% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$355,500±$58kLowest 20% above ME |
| Eliot and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $965±$397Lowest 15% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,395±$184 22% above ME |
| Eliot and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,139 3% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7% ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 50% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10 ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Casco 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 | #112 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 14 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | None 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.