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Baldwin vs Lake Arrowhead
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).
Lake Arrowhead has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
3,322Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Lake Arrowhead 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 |
$98,654±$9kHighest 32% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$267,300±$19kHighest 10% below ME |
| Lake Arrowhead and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,288±$327 101% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Baldwin and Lake Arrowhead 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% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 32% above ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.