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Turner vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Turner has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+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 | Turner | Durham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,891Highest |
4,262Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±4.3Highest 6% above ME |
42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
| Turner and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and Turner 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% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$99,181±$5kLowest 33% above ME |
| Turner and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,900±$50kLowest 4% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
| Durham and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $584±$490 49% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Durham 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% |
4.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #33 of 133 in ME | #14 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | RSU 05 |
| High school in town | Leavitt Area High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.