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Bingham vs Strong vs Addison
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).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Addison has the highest household income ($51k).
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 | Strong | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660Lowest |
1,249Highest |
1,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5% ME: +2.6% |
-9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
| Bingham and Addison 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% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Addison 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% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and Addison 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 |
$47,557±$10k 36% below ME |
$50,524±$8kHighest 32% below ME |
| Addison and Strong 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 |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
$163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
| Strong and Addison 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 |
$920±$276Highest 19% below ME |
$900±$807 21% below ME |
| Strong and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,625 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Bingham 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
27 minLowest 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Addison 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 58/MSAD 58 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | None in town | 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.