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Bowdoin vs Knox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Knox has the most affordable homes ($160k 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 | Bowdoin | Knox |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
825Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
41.1±7.9Lowest 8% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Knox and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$64,821±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$47 21% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Knox and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1985Lowest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Knox and Bowdoin 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| 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.