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Bowdoin vs Solon
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%).
Solon has the most affordable homes ($184k 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 | Solon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
963Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
45.9±5.4Highest about the ME average |
| Solon and Bowdoin 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% |
17.2%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Solon 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% |
23.9%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bowdoin and Solon 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 |
$69,205±$20kLowest 7% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$183,600±$12kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $915±$100 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,854Lowest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
14.6%±48.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Solon 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% |
10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest 29% above ME |
52 minHighest 113% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Solon 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 | RSU 74/MSAD 74 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.