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Temple vs Embden vs Farmington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Temple has the most kids (32.8% under 18).
Embden has the oldest population (median age 60.6).
Farmington has the most renters (44.9% rent).
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 | Temple | Embden | Farmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824Lowest |
995 |
8,157Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
38.2±3.3 15% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±5.5 ME: 18.1% |
10.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.2% ME: 36.2% |
38.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
20.6%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2k 25% below ME |
$56,875±$23kHighest 24% below ME |
$54,276±$7kLowest 27% below ME |
| Embden and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79kHighest 29% below ME |
$173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
$166,600±$18kLowest 44% below ME |
| Temple and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$565Highest 28% above ME |
— | $902±$106Lowest 21% below ME |
| Temple and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367Highest 22% below ME |
$1,804Lowest 41% below ME |
$1,958 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
44.2%±12.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Farmington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
15.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
55.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
33 min 34% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5 ME: 15.9% |
20%±7.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Farmington and Embden 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 | — | — | #64 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 09 |
| High school in town | — | — | Mt Blue High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.2 |
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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.