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Bowdoinham vs Newburgh
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%).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k 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 | Bowdoinham | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,142Highest |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 51.9±13.1Highest 16% above ME |
45.8±5.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Bowdoinham and Newburgh 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% |
18.8%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Newburgh and Bowdoinham 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% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Newburgh and Bowdoinham 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 |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $405,500±$105kHighest 37% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$219 17% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,958Highest about the ME average |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±19.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 13.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 10% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±11.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #73 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 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.