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Baldwin vs Alna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Alna has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
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 | Baldwin | Alna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,170Highest |
818Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
40.7±10.5Lowest 9% below ME |
| Baldwin and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.4%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Alna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
$93,125±$16kHighest 25% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$367,400±$55kHighest 24% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,088±$176 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
$3,667Highest 21% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±70.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Alna and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 32% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.4%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Alna and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.