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Bowdoin vs Washburn
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).
Washburn has the most affordable homes ($113k 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 | Washburn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,188Highest |
1,355Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
48.2±7.7Highest 8% above ME |
| Washburn and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Bowdoin 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% |
24%±3.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| 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% |
3.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Washburn 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 |
$56,196±$6kLowest 25% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $482±$62 58% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,571Lowest 48% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±24.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Washburn and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 29% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.7%±7Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoin and Washburn 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 45/MSAD 45 |
| High school in town | None in town | Washburn District High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.0 |
| 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.