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Baldwin vs Readfield vs Limington
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).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Limington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Readfield | Limington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,170Lowest |
2,651 |
4,017Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0% ME: +2.6% |
+4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
50±4.5 12% above ME |
| Baldwin and Limington 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% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Limington 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% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±5.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Readfield 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 |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
| Readfield and Limington 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 |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$295,600±$33k about the ME average |
| Readfield and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$844Lowest about the ME average |
$1,185±$121Highest 4% above ME |
| Limington and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$2,852 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Readfield 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% |
5% ME: 10.7% |
3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9% ME: 74.3% |
91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 32% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
35 minHighest 40% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Limington 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 | — | #20 of 133 in ME | #70 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | RSU 06/MSAD 06 |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.