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Bradley vs Porter vs Bradley
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 most kids (21.9% under 18).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Bradley has the oldest population (median age 50.9).
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 | Porter | Bradley |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645 |
1,746Highest |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7 5% below ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
50.9±15.7Highest 14% above ME |
| Bradley and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.9%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
22%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bradley and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$62,813±$23k 16% below ME |
| Bradley and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,800±$37k 32% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
$168,900±$21kLowest 43% below ME |
| Porter and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$325Highest 4% below ME |
— | $1,034±$485Lowest 9% below ME |
| Bradley and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946Highest 36% below ME |
$1,841 39% below ME |
$1,735Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
38.8%±25.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Porter and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
22 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±9.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 34 | — | — |
| 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.