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Waterboro vs Tremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waterboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Tremont has the most people working from home (20.9%).
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 | Waterboro | Tremont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,055Highest |
1,508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.1Lowest 6% below ME |
45.6±8.5Highest about the ME average |
| Tremont and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Waterboro and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Tremont and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
4%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Waterboro and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,392±$16kHighest 20% above ME |
$88,803±$8kLowest 19% above ME |
| Waterboro and Tremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $297,000±$23kLowest about the ME average |
$407,000±$32kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$461Lowest 5% above ME |
$1,217±$406Highest 7% above ME |
| Tremont and Waterboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,772Lowest 9% below ME |
$2,822Highest 7% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.2%±12.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
32.1%±21.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Waterboro and Tremont 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% |
6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 42% above ME |
24 minLowest 4% below ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±6.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #80 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | Tremont Public Schools |
| High school in town | Massabesic 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.