Compare towns
Baldwin vs Brownfield vs Porter
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 oldest population (median age 50.6).
Brownfield has the most kids (26.7% under 18).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Brownfield | Porter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
1,830Highest |
1,746 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
39.9±6.8Lowest 11% below ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
| Baldwin and Porter 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% |
26.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
| Baldwin and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
| Brownfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,617±$554 42% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540 16% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.1% ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
32 minLowest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.