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Bingham vs Mount Chase vs Moscow
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).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Moscow has the most expensive homes ($154k 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 | Mount Chase | Moscow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
280Lowest |
865Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
55.4±6 24% above ME |
| Bingham and Moscow 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% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Moscow 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% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
23.7%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
4.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,708±$22k 43% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$45,526±$5kHighest 39% below ME |
| Moscow 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 |
$115,700±$15k 61% below ME |
$153,800±$28kHighest 48% below ME |
| Moscow and Mount Chase 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 |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
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| Mount Chase and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059 65% below ME |
$1,548Highest 49% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±48.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Moscow and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
20.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
39 minHighest 60% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.