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Bingham vs Lee vs Springfield
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).
Lee has the most expensive homes ($175k median).
Springfield has the highest household income ($61k).
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 | Lee | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
925Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
51.5±11.5Lowest 15% above ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
| Bingham and Springfield 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% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Lee and Springfield 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% |
24.5%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lee 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 |
$49,886±$5k 33% below ME |
$60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME |
| Springfield and Lee 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 |
$174,500±$25kHighest 41% below ME |
$122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
| Lee and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264 69% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,547Highest 49% below ME |
$1,067 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Lee and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1% ME: 10.7% |
19.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
96.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Lee and Springfield 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 30/MSAD 30 | — |
| 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.