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Baldwin vs Newfield vs Turner
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).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Turner has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Newfield | Turner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
1,580 |
5,891Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
47.6±4.3Lowest 6% above ME |
| Newfield and Baldwin 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% |
12.6%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Turner and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8% ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Baldwin 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 |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
| Turner 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±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
| Newfield and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $584±$490 49% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,402 21% below ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Turner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #33 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Leavitt Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 12 photos → |
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.