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Readfield vs Boothbay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).
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 | Readfield | Boothbay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
3,102Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
56.8±3.9Highest 27% above ME |
| Boothbay and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
51.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Boothbay and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$342,100±$43kHighest 15% above ME |
| Boothbay and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,147±$121Highest about the ME average |
| Boothbay and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,202Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 20% above ME |
13 minLowest 46% below ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.