Compare towns
Arundel vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arundel has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Arundel | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,418Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±6.4Lowest 9% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Arundel and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Arundel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,597±$17kHighest 36% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $421,300±$62kHighest 42% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,607±$495 41% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,763Highest 24% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±22.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Arundel and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Arundel 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 | #7 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 21 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.