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Bradley vs Kenduskeag
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bradley has the oldest population (median age 50.9).
Kenduskeag has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | Bradley | Kenduskeag |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 845Lowest |
1,333Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.9±15.7Highest 14% above ME |
43.9±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Bradley and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Kenduskeag and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.6%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.7%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,813±$23kLowest 16% below ME |
$79,792±$14kHighest 7% above ME |
| Kenduskeag and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,900±$21kLowest 43% below ME |
$177,900±$37kHighest 40% below ME |
| Kenduskeag and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,034±$485Highest 9% below ME |
$1,033±$287Lowest 9% below ME |
| Bradley and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,735Lowest 43% below ME |
$2,059Highest 32% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±25.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±35.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Bradley and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 9% below ME |
26 minHighest 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.5%±9.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.6%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Bradley and Kenduskeag are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.