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Bradford vs Peru vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradford has the highest household income ($83k).
Peru has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 | Bradford | Peru | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,254 |
1,501Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.4% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.7±8 11% above ME |
48±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
20.8%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Peru and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.7%±3.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21.7% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,955±$26kHighest 11% above ME |
$66,827±$19kLowest 11% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Bradford and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,200±$15k 41% below ME |
$141,300±$38kLowest 52% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $742±$392Highest 35% below ME |
$723±$16Lowest 37% below ME |
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| Bradford and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,315 24% below ME |
$1,799Lowest 41% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 87.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.7%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bradford and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% ME: 10.7% |
9.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 57% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.2%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Peru and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 56 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.