Compare towns
Blue Hill vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Blue Hill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Blue Hill | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,813Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±8.2Lowest 8% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Blue Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Blue Hill and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±10.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Blue Hill and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Blue Hill and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,377±$17kHighest 8% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Blue Hill and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,500±$82kHighest 35% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$638 9% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,907Highest 4% below ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 93.6%±27.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 21%±9.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Blue Hill and Baldwin 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 | #29 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Blue Hill Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.