Compare towns
Wiscasset vs Baldwin vs Woolwich
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 most people working from home (21.4%).
Baldwin has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
Woolwich has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Woolwich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,874Highest |
1,170Lowest |
3,158 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3Lowest 9% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
55.8±5.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Woolwich and Baldwin 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%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Woolwich and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Woolwich and Wiscasset 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% |
52.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Woolwich 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 |
$102,175±$26kHighest 37% above ME |
| Woolwich 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±$26kHighest 10% above ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$254,500±$59kLowest 14% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485 33% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,550Highest 17% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
$2,433Lowest 20% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
64.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Woolwich 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% |
13.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Wiscasset and Woolwich 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 | — | #92 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | — | RSU 01 - LKRSU |
| High school in town | Wiscasset Middle/High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.2 |
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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.