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Bingham vs Brooks 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 homeowners (85.9%).
Brooks has the most expensive homes ($197k median).
Bingham has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.5%).
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 | Bingham | Brooks | Bingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
1,208Highest |
564Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-6.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
45.9±6.6Lowest about the ME average |
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%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±8.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Brooks 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% |
17%±3.1Lowest 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% |
27.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.8%±3.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Brooks 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 |
$59,130±$10kHighest 21% below ME |
$34,688±$23kLowest 54% below ME |
| Brooks 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 |
$196,700±$33kHighest 34% below ME |
$104,500±$33k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,116±$112Highest about the ME average |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059 65% below ME |
$2,096Highest 31% below ME |
$1,036Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
18%±17.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
14.5%±2.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Brooks and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | None in town | — |
| 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.