Compare towns
Readfield vs Exeter vs Newburgh
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%).
Exeter has the most affordable homes ($167k median).
Newburgh has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Readfield | Exeter | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,651Highest |
1,093Lowest |
1,475 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0% ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Exeter and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Exeter 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 |
$84,408±$12k 13% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
$244,600±$20k 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
$995±$386 13% below ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Readfield and Exeter 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 |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,748 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newburgh and Exeter 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% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9% ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Exeter 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 | #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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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.