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Bingham vs Patten
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 expensive homes ($103k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
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 | Patten |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 660Highest |
607Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2Lowest 25% above ME |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Patten and Bingham 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% |
32.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Patten 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 |
$45,750±$19kHighest 39% below ME |
| Patten 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±$26kHighest 65% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
| Bingham and Patten 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 |
$389±$99Highest 66% below ME |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Highest 65% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten 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% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1955Highest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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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| 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.