Compare towns
Temple vs Greene vs Cambridge
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).
Greene has the highest household income ($98k).
Cambridge has the most homeowners (93.1%).
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 | Greene | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 824 |
4,417Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
39.7±4.9Highest 11% below ME |
38.7±1.1 14% below ME |
| Greene and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±8.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6 ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Cambridge and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Temple are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,087±$2kLowest 25% below ME |
$98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$63,194±$39k 15% below ME |
| Greene and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $210,200±$79kLowest 29% below ME |
$270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$214,900±$61k 28% below ME |
| Greene and Cambridge 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 |
$1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME |
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| Temple and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,367 22% below ME |
$2,965Highest about the ME average |
$1,574Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Greene 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% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
14.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 37% above ME |
26 minLowest 4% above ME |
41 minHighest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Temple 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 | — | #69 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 5 photos → | 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.