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Bowdoin vs Waldo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoin has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Waldo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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 | Waldo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
926Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Highest about the ME average |
37.5±9.6Lowest 16% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.2%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Waldo and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.1%±4.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.2%±1.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bowdoin and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Bowdoin and Waldo 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 |
$71,458±$21kLowest 4% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Waldo 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 |
$208,000±$41kLowest 30% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Waldo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,150±$691 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,623Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
74.1%±36.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Waldo 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% |
10.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988Lowest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
20 minLowest 20% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.6%±4.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Waldo 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 | Waldo-Region 7 |
| 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.