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Bingham vs Solon 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).
Solon has the most expensive homes ($184k median).
Springfield has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Solon | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
963Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
45.9±5.4Lowest about the ME average |
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% |
17.2%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Solon 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% |
23.9%±3.6 ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Solon 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 |
$69,205±$20kHighest 7% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
| Solon and Springfield 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 |
$183,600±$12kHighest 38% below ME |
$122,500±$28k 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$915±$100Highest 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,854Highest 39% below ME |
$1,067 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
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| Bingham and Solon 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% |
10.7% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Solon 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 74/MSAD 74 | — |
| 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.