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Waldoboro vs Augusta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waldoboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Augusta has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Waldoboro | Augusta |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,253Lowest |
19,077Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±4.6Highest 12% above ME |
42.5±2.4Lowest 5% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Augusta and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Waldoboro and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,107±$8kHighest 8% below ME |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$39kHighest 7% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$919±$79Highest 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861Highest 6% below ME |
$2,465Lowest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 3% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy |
| High school in town | Medomak Valley High School | Cony |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5Lowest |
17.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.