Compare towns
Bradley vs Porter vs Old Town
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 highest household income ($77k).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Old Town has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Old Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,645Lowest |
1,746 |
7,470Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-5.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±9.7Highest 5% below ME |
40.9±7.9 9% below ME |
37±1.5Lowest 17% below ME |
| Bradley and Porter 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% |
21.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Bradley and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.9%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Bradley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
36.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,667±$28kHighest about the ME average |
$60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
$51,585±$10kLowest 31% below ME |
| Bradley and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,800±$37kLowest 32% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
$208,100±$26k 30% below ME |
| Porter and Old Town 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 |
— | $989±$100Lowest 13% below ME |
| Bradley and Old Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,946 36% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$3,153Highest 4% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±22.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±15Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Old Town and Porter 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% ME: 10.7% |
21.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
59.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1963Lowest 14 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
20 minLowest 18% below ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4 ME: 15.9% |
21.4%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Old Town and Porter 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 | — | — | #56 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 34 | — | RSU 34 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Old Town High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.