Compare towns
Wiscasset vs Baldwin vs Naples
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wiscasset has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Naples has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 | Wiscasset | Baldwin | Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,874 |
1,170Lowest |
3,985Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3Lowest 9% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
| Baldwin and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Naples and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,118±$37k 5% below ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$78,188±$13kHighest 5% above ME |
| Naples and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$26k 10% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$340,100±$48kHighest 15% above ME |
| Naples and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485Lowest 33% above ME |
— | $1,941±$625Highest 70% above ME |
| Naples and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,550Highest 17% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
$2,784 8% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 min 32% above ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Wiscasset 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 | #108 of 133 in ME | — | #118 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | — | Lake Region High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2Lowest |
— | 11.7Highest |
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| 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.