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Wiscasset vs Casco
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wiscasset has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
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 | Casco |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,874Highest |
3,696Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±6.3Lowest 9% above ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
| Casco and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±5.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Wiscasset and Casco 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% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wiscasset and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,118±$37kHighest 5% below ME |
$69,313±$19kLowest 7% below ME |
| Wiscasset and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $325,200±$26kLowest 10% above ME |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
| Casco and Wiscasset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,518±$485Highest 33% above ME |
$1,395±$184Lowest 22% above ME |
| Wiscasset and Casco 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 |
$3,085Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Casco 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% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±10.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Casco 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 | — |
| School district | Wiscasset Public Schools | RSU 61/MSAD 61 |
| 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 |
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.