According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Old Town has an overall cost of living index of 98 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Maine, Old Town has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Maine's index of 103.
The standard of living in Old Town ranks as #2,890 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Maine. By definition, that implies Old Town ranks as the #3,528 most expensive place in the Pine Tree State.
Living Expense | Old Town | Maine | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 98 | 103 | 100 | |
Services | 108 | 109 | 100 | |
Groceries | 100 | 102 | 100 | |
Health | 112 | 115 | 100 | |
Housing | 70 | 92 | 100 | |
Transportation | 103 | 100 | 100 | |
Utilities | 110 | 110 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Maine, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.