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Bingham vs Stoneham 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 kids (15.6% under 18).
Stoneham has the most expensive homes ($226k median).
Patten has the most renters (17.5% rent).
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 | Stoneham | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
271Lowest |
1,154Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Lowest 25% above ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
57.8±3.5 29% above ME |
| Stoneham and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Bingham and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.3%±4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham 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% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham 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 |
$63,750±$27kHighest 15% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
| Stoneham and Patten 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 |
$226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,125±$383Highest about the ME average |
$389±$99 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,426Highest 53% below ME |
$1,199 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Stoneham and Patten 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% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Stoneham and Patten 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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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.