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Beals vs Bowdoin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Beals | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 498Lowest |
3,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Highest 7% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
| Beals and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
| Bowdoin and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Lowest 15% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Beals and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Bowdoin 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.