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Tremont vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tremont has the most expensive homes ($407k median).
Waterville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Tremont | Waterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,508Lowest |
17,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.6±8.5Highest about the ME average |
35.5±2.5Lowest 21% below ME |
| Tremont and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.3%±2.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Tremont and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
18.1%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
$53,580±$4kLowest 28% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
$184,600±$21kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
$978±$72Lowest 14% below ME |
| Tremont and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Highest 7% below ME |
$2,755Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
50.5%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterville and Tremont 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% |
20.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 4% below ME |
18 minLowest 27% below ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.6%±5.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Waterville 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 | — | #105 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Tremont Public Schools | Waterville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Waterville Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
| 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.