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Waldoboro vs Cushing
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%).
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Cushing |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,253Highest |
1,460Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±4.6Highest 12% above ME |
48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
| Waldoboro and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing 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% |
20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Waldoboro and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cushing and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $69,107±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
$83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
| Cushing and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,900±$39kLowest 7% below ME |
$409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,553±$376Highest 36% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,944Highest 30% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 3% above ME |
23 minLowest 5% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | Medomak Valley High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.