Compare towns
Bangor vs China
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
China has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.8%).
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 | Bangor | China |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
4,526Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Highest 8% below ME |
40.9±5.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Bangor and China are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| China and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| China and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
31.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.6%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$96,309±$12kHighest 29% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$240,000±$37kHighest 19% below ME |
| China and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Highest about the ME average |
$2,535Lowest 17% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
10.6%±25.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±4.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| China and Bangor 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 | #37 of 133 in ME | #27 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| 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.