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Bangor vs Eliot
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 affordable homes ($220k median).
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Eliot |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 31,938Highest |
7,146Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±1.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bangor and Eliot 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% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.5%±6.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 33% below ME |
23 minHighest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #37 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.