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Thomaston vs Oakland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thomaston has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Oakland has the most people working from home (8.4%).
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 | Thomaston | Oakland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,769Lowest |
6,309Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
40.2±6.9Lowest 10% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
$77,813±$16kHighest 4% above ME |
| Oakland and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,700±$10kHighest 8% below ME |
$236,000±$23kLowest 20% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,262±$343Highest 11% above ME |
$939±$74Lowest 18% below ME |
| Thomaston and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,487Highest 48% above ME |
$2,439Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±23.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below ME |
27 minHighest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±4.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Oakland and Thomaston 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 | #99 of 133 in ME | #23 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 13 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Messalonskee High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.2 |
| 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.