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About Augusta
Capital city of Maine, United StatesAugusta is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maine. The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 United States census, making it the 12th-most populous city in Maine, and third-least populous state capital in the United States. Augusta is the seat of and most populous city in Kennebec County. English settlers from the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec River explored the area in 1607. Before European settlement, Algonquian-speaking Indians lived in the area. In 1625, representatives of Plymouth Colony chose the east shore of the Kennebec for a trading post, which was likely built in 1628 and became known as "Cushnoc". The Kennebec Proprietors, successors to the Plymouth Company,…
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How Augusta ranks
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Housing in Augusta
The typical Augusta home is worth about $282,000, about the same as a year ago, 32% below the Maine typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Augusta
Safety Grade D
Augusta reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
Health in Augusta
Compared with Maine
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Schools in Augusta
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The public schools Augusta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 85% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
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