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Bethel vs Greenwood
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethel has the most people working from home (27.7%).
Greenwood has the most affordable homes ($229k median).
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 | Bethel | Greenwood |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,617Highest |
781Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.2±6.4Highest 12% above ME |
45.5±6.5Lowest about the ME average |
| Bethel and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bethel and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.3%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±7.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bethel and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bethel and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,929±$23kLowest 21% below ME |
$76,146±$37kHighest about the ME average |
| Greenwood and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $344,900±$37kHighest 16% above ME |
$228,700±$44kLowest 23% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$43Lowest 24% below ME |
$1,263±$222Highest 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,835Highest 7% below ME |
$2,212Lowest 27% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.3%±15.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
29%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Greenwood and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
68.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 5% above ME |
37 minHighest 49% above ME |
| Work from home | 27.7%±8.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #49 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 44/MSAD 44 | — |
| High school in town | Telstar High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.