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Washburn vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k median).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Washburn | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,355Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.7Highest 8% above ME |
47.5±9.5Lowest 6% above ME |
| Washburn and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Washburn and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
$61,806±$19kHighest 17% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$190,000±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $482±$62Lowest 58% below ME |
$925±$490Highest 19% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±24.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 12.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | — |
| High school in town | Washburn District High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.