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Turner vs Bangor vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Greene has the most kids (23.3% under 18).
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 | Turner | Bangor | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,891 |
31,938Highest |
4,417Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
41±1.3 8% below ME |
39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7 ME: 18.1% |
23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.2%±6.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Turner and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$98,093±$16k 31% above ME |
| Turner and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50kHighest 4% below ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$270,000±$23k 9% below ME |
| Turner and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490Lowest 49% below ME |
$1,055±$43 7% below ME |
$1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
| Greene and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,076Highest about the ME average |
$2,965 about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min about the ME average |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
26 minHighest 4% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Greene and Turner 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 | #33 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME | #69 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
13.3Highest |
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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.