Compare towns
Bingham vs Moose River
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%).
Moose River has the most kids (32.3% under 18).
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 | Moose River |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 660Highest |
248Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±6.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Moose River 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 |
$76,324±$9kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$144,900±$31kHighest 51% below ME |
| Moose River and Bingham 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 | $1,059Highest 65% below ME |
$928Lowest 69% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bingham and Moose River 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% |
14.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Highest 25 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bingham and Moose River 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.