Compare towns
Bingham vs Crystal
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 people working from home (8.8%).
Crystal has the most expensive homes ($129k 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 | Bingham | Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 660Highest |
247Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2Lowest 25% above ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
| Crystal and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±11.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Crystal and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Crystal 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 |
$48,125±$13kHighest 36% below ME |
| Crystal 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 |
$129,200±$60kHighest 56% below ME |
| Crystal and Bingham 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 |
$1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Highest 65% below ME |
$943Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bingham and Crystal 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% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bingham and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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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| Old photos in History | 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.