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Walden vs Augusta vs Fletcher
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Fletcher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
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 | Walden | Augusta | Fletcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,037Lowest |
19,077Highest |
1,196 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.2Highest 25% above U.S. |
42.5±2.4Lowest 9% above U.S. |
48.7±7.3 25% above U.S. |
| Walden and Fletcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
19%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Fletcher and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.7%±4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fletcher and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Walden and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,000±$15k 9% above U.S. |
$47,979±$3kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$105,833±$9kHighest 31% above U.S. |
| Fletcher and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,900±$23k 28% below U.S. |
$201,000±$18kLowest 40% below U.S. |
$302,100±$37kHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$136Lowest 36% below U.S. |
$919±$79 35% below U.S. |
$1,679±$427Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 26% above U.S. |
$2,465Lowest 21% below U.S. |
$4,965Highest 59% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.3%±86.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±8.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±78.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Walden and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
53.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1965Lowest 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1987Highest 7 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
19 minLowest 29% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 21.4%±6.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±7.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Walden and Augusta 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | Fletcher School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.