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Bingham vs Warren vs Bingham
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).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Bingham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1947).
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 | Warren | Bingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660 |
4,932Highest |
564Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
55.6±7.8 24% above ME |
| Bingham and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.7%±8.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Bingham 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% |
12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
33.2%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Bingham 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% |
21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Warren 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±$22k 43% below ME |
$74,616±$21kHighest about the ME average |
$34,688±$23kLowest 54% below ME |
| Warren 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 |
$232,700±$32kHighest 22% below ME |
$104,500±$33k 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,059 65% below ME |
$2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$1,036Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren 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% |
6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 min 12% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Warren and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #120 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| 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.