Compare towns
Whitefield vs Augusta vs Alna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whitefield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
Augusta has the most renters (46.2% rent).
Alna has the most kids (32.9% 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 | Whitefield | Augusta | Alna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,157 |
19,077Highest |
818Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±5.2Highest 16% above ME |
42.5±2.4 5% below ME |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±2.6 ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.1%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±2.6 ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% ME: 36.2% |
28.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Whitefield and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,875±$10k about the ME average |
$47,979±$3kLowest 36% below ME |
$93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
| Alna and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$24k 18% below ME |
$201,000±$18kLowest 32% below ME |
$367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $895±$126Lowest 21% below ME |
$919±$79 19% below ME |
$1,088±$176Highest 4% below ME |
| Alna and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,366Lowest 22% below ME |
$2,465 19% below ME |
$3,667Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±22.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
49.2%±8.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Augusta and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1% ME: 10.7% |
18.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
53.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1965Lowest 12 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Alna and Augusta 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 | — | #119 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 12 | Augusta Public Schools · Maine Arts Academy | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Cony | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 17.9 |
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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.