Compare towns
Veazie vs Damariscotta 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 shortest commute (18 min average).
Damariscotta has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Damariscotta | Tremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,847 |
2,192Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.6 4% above ME |
49.3±8.6Highest 10% above ME |
45.6±8.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Damariscotta and Veazie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.4%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Tremont and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest 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±$10k 5% above ME |
$59,423±$11kLowest 20% below ME |
$88,803±$8kHighest 19% above ME |
| Tremont 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±$35kLowest about the ME average |
$363,500±$42k 23% above ME |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Tremont and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$79 4% below ME |
$1,027±$88Lowest 10% below ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Veazie 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 |
$3,806 25% above ME |
$2,822Lowest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±16.4 ME: 48.4% |
68.2%±22.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Damariscotta and Veazie 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% |
11.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% ME: 74.3% |
70%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 27% below ME |
23 min 6% below ME |
24 minHighest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 12%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Tremont and Damariscotta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Veazie Public Schools | Great Salt Bay CSD | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.