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Bingham vs Baldwin vs Bingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most kids (15.6% under 18).
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Bingham has the most renters (15.8% rent).
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 | Bingham | Baldwin | Bingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
1,170Highest |
564Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
50.6±4.6Lowest 13% above ME |
55.6±7.8 24% above ME |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±8.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.2%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
25.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22k 43% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$34,688±$23kLowest 54% below ME |
| Baldwin and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$104,500±$33k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264 69% below ME |
— | $354±$264 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059 65% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,036Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
28 minLowest 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — | — |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.3 |
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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.