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Veazie vs Cushing vs Bangor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Veazie has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Veazie | Cushing | Bangor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,847 |
1,460Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.6 4% above ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
| Cushing and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Veazie and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.5%±0.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Veazie and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.4% ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,229±$10k 5% above ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Cushing and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $293,100±$35k about the ME average |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$79 4% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,073Highest 34% above ME |
$3,944 30% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5 ME: 48.4% |
| Veazie and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 27% below ME |
23 minHighest 5% below ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Veazie 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 | — | — | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Veazie Public Schools | RSU 13 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.