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Bingham vs Embden vs Wallagrass
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).
Embden has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Wallagrass has the most expensive homes ($195k 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 | Embden | Wallagrass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
995Highest |
514Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.9% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2 25% above ME |
60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
55.6±8.2Lowest 24% above ME |
| Embden 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% |
13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Wallagrass 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% |
34.6%±9.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
39.5%±8.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Wallagrass 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Wallagrass 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±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$56,875±$23kHighest 24% below ME |
$48,833±$5k 35% below ME |
| Embden and Wallagrass 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 |
$173,400±$59k 42% below ME |
$194,900±$35kHighest 34% below ME |
| Wallagrass and Embden 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 |
— | $932±$95Highest 18% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
$1,470 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
32%±61.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Bingham and Wallagrass 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% |
12.2% ME: 10.7% |
3.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.8%±8.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden 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.