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Bingham vs Burnham vs Solon
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 affordable homes ($103k median).
Burnham has the most people working from home (17%).
Solon has the highest household income ($69k).
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 | Burnham | Solon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660Lowest |
953 |
963Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-5.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
48.4±3.2 8% above ME |
45.9±5.4Lowest about the ME average |
| Bingham and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Solon and Burnham 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% |
22.2%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
20.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$59,261±$18k 21% below ME |
$69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
| Solon and Burnham 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 |
$178,100±$43k 40% below ME |
$183,600±$12kHighest 38% below ME |
| Solon and Burnham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,308±$386Highest 15% above ME |
$915±$100 20% below ME |
| Burnham and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,897Highest 38% below ME |
$1,854 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
60.9%±49Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Burnham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.8% ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
22 minLowest 13% below ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Burnham and Solon 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 74/MSAD 74 |
| 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.