Augusta.
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Maine·Kennebec County
5 tracts·19K people·$201K median·346/mi²
White 88 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 2 · Black 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 47 · Married couple 27 · Other 27
Health 28 · Public admin 26 · Retail 16 · Professional 15 · Leisure 6 · Manufacturing 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 23 · Service 22 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 15 · Walk 4 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Augusta is $201,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Augusta has 19,077 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.5; the population is 87.7% White, 5.6% Multiracial, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Black, 1.3% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 1.9 people; 28.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.2% (Census ACS).
Lincoln School (65%), Lillian Parks Hussey School (63%) and Sylvio J Gilbert School (62%) lead the elementary schools; Cony Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (56%); Cony (57%), Maine Virtual Academy (50%) and Maine Arts Academy School (36%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $919/month, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Augusta is $47,979 a year, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Augusta, median rent is $919/month and the median home value is $201,000 (Census ACS).
Augusta reported 2.9 violent crimes and 42.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 15°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Augusta are winter weather (99), ice storm (97) and lightning (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Augusta, 4.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).