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Baldwin vs Canaan
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 people working from home (8.8%).
Canaan has the most kids (22.2% 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 | Canaan |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
2,063Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
44.2±6.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Baldwin and Canaan 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% |
22.2%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.8%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
24.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Canaan 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 |
$57,781±$13kLowest 23% below ME |
| Baldwin and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$159,900±$28kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $922±$252 19% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,530Lowest 50% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.3%±27.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Canaan and Baldwin 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% |
12.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 32% above ME |
34 minHighest 38% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.1%±2.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 54/MSAD 54 |
| 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.