Compare towns
Belgrade vs Bowdoin vs Raymond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Raymond has the most people working from home (32.3%).
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 | Belgrade | Bowdoin | Raymond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351 |
3,188Lowest |
4,610Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
47.3±4.1Highest 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.2%±5.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1% ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$88,194±$20kLowest 18% above ME |
| Bowdoin and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44k 5% above ME |
$292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
$395,800±$42kHighest 33% above ME |
| Raymond and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
— | $965±$397Highest 15% below ME |
| Raymond and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859Lowest 6% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$3,139 3% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
38.3%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Raymond and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 min 29% above ME |
37 minHighest 50% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6 ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
32.3%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Raymond and Belgrade 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | #28 of 133 in ME | #112 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 14 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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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.