Compare towns
Bowdoinham vs Ellsworth vs Bowdoin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bowdoinham has the most people working from home (22%).
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Bowdoin has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
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 | Bowdoinham | Ellsworth | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,142Lowest |
8,657Highest |
3,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% ME: +2.6% |
+8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
44.3±10 about the ME average |
| Bowdoinham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.4%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±6.7 ME: 22.4% |
22.1%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ellsworth and Bowdoinham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
39.3% ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Ellsworth and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,479±$21kHighest 45% above ME |
$77,375±$18kLowest 4% above ME |
$91,239±$13k 22% above ME |
| Bowdoinham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $405,500±$105kHighest 37% above ME |
$242,300±$22kLowest 18% below ME |
$292,800±$71k about the ME average |
| Bowdoinham and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,017±$195 11% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,958Lowest about the ME average |
$3,262 7% above ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
62.1%±15.7 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
| Bowdoinham 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 | #73 of 133 in ME | #63 of 133 in ME | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | Ellsworth Public Schools | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | Ellsworth High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.