Compare towns
Veazie vs Cushing vs Tremont
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 affordable homes ($293k median).
Cushing has the most homeowners (84.7%).
Tremont has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.2%).
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 | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,847Highest |
1,460Lowest |
1,508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1% ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.6 4% above ME |
48.8±7.7Highest 9% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| 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%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Veazie 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%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Veazie and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,229±$10kLowest 5% above ME |
$83,500±$19k 12% above ME |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Tremont and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $293,100±$35kLowest about the ME average |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$407,000±$32k 37% above ME |
| Cushing and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$79Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
$1,217±$406 7% above ME |
| Cushing and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,073Highest 34% above ME |
$3,944 30% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6 ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Veazie and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
23 min 5% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Veazie Public Schools | RSU 13 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.