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Warren vs Augusta vs Oakland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Oakland has the most kids (23.8% under 18).
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 | Warren | Augusta | Oakland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Lowest |
19,077Highest |
6,309 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2 6% below ME |
42.5±2.4Highest 5% below ME |
40.2±6.9Lowest 10% below ME |
| Augusta and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
23.8%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakland and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Augusta and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±1.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21k about the ME average |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$77,813±$16kHighest 4% above ME |
| Oakland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$236,000±$23kHighest 20% below ME |
| Oakland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$919±$79Lowest 19% below ME |
$939±$74 18% below ME |
| Warren and Oakland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,465 19% below ME |
$2,439Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8 ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.7%±14.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Oakland and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
77.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 8% below ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
27 minHighest 8% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3 ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.4%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Augusta and Warren 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 | #120 of 133 in ME | #119 of 133 in ME | #23 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | Messalonskee High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9Highest |
14.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.