Compare towns
Wayne vs Thorndike vs Northport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wayne has the highest household income ($93k).
Thorndike has the most kids (49.8% under 18).
Northport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2%).
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 | Wayne | Thorndike | Northport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,101Lowest |
1,403 |
1,621Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5% ME: +2.6% |
-13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.6±5.3 24% above ME |
19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
56.6±3.8Highest 26% above ME |
| Northport and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.2%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8% ME: 36.2% |
25.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$78,438±$14k 5% above ME |
$73,523±$8kLowest about the ME average |
| Wayne and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$205,600±$88kLowest 31% below ME |
$343,400±$36k 16% above ME |
| Wayne and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $983±$554 14% below ME |
$836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
$1,088±$299Highest 4% below ME |
| Northport and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$2,537Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,721 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±52.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
36%±62.5 ME: 48.4% |
56.8%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Northport and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.5% ME: 10.7% |
5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 24% above ME |
36 minHighest 46% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 26.2%±11.7 ME: 15.9% |
44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.2%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | Northport Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Mt View High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.