Compare towns
Baldwin vs Casco vs Milbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Milbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
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 | Casco | Milbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
3,696Highest |
1,222 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
-2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
52±3.3Highest 16% above ME |
50.3±6.2Lowest 12% above ME |
| Casco and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.5%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±7.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.2%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Milbridge and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$69,313±$19kHighest 7% below ME |
$60,536±$16kLowest 19% below ME |
| Casco and Baldwin 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 |
$355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$240,400±$31kLowest 19% below ME |
| Casco and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$619±$186Lowest 46% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540 16% below ME |
$3,085Highest about the ME average |
$2,022Lowest 33% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
45.8%±22.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Milbridge and Casco 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 32% above ME |
30 min 23% above ME |
18 minLowest 26% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
18.9%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Milbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.