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Bingham vs Crystal 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 people working from home (8.8%).
Crystal has the most expensive homes ($129k 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 | Crystal | Bingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660Highest |
247Lowest |
564 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2 25% above ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
55.6±7.8Lowest 24% 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%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±11.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±8.1Lowest 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%±4 ME: 22.4% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
33.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
25.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham 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 |
$48,125±$13kHighest 36% below ME |
$34,688±$23kLowest 54% 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 |
$104,500±$33k 65% 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 |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Highest 65% below ME |
$943Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,036 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 10% above ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Bingham 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 | — | — |
| 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.