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Bingham vs Wayne 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).
Wayne has the most people working from home (26.2%).
Addison has the youngest population (median age 54.2).
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 | Wayne | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 660Lowest |
1,101Highest |
1,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
-5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
55.6±5.3 24% above ME |
54.2±3.9Lowest 21% above ME |
| Bingham and Wayne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±6.8 ME: 18.1% |
13.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Addison 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% |
29.2%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Wayne 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 |
$93,194±$26kHighest 25% above ME |
$50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$362,800±$29kHighest 22% above ME |
$163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$983±$554Highest 14% below ME |
$900±$807 21% below ME |
| Wayne 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 |
$3,289Highest 8% above ME |
$1,625 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
25%±52.1Lowest 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% |
7.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 24% above ME |
27 minLowest 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.2%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | RSU 38 | 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.