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Waldoboro vs Exeter
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%).
Exeter has the most people working from home (10.3%).
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 | Exeter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,253Highest |
1,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.1±4.6Lowest 12% above ME |
52.6±7.7Highest 17% above ME |
| Exeter and Waldoboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldoboro and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Exeter and Waldoboro 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% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Exeter 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 |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Exeter 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±$39kHighest 7% below ME |
$166,700±$39kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,861Highest 6% below ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Exeter 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 3% above ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Exeter and Waldoboro 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 | #55 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | Medomak Valley High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.5 |
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| 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.