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Camden vs Readfield vs North Haven
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camden has the most expensive homes ($521k median).
Readfield has the most affordable homes ($326k median).
North Haven has the shortest commute (9 min average).
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 | Camden | Readfield | North Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,242Highest |
2,651 |
480Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.2±6.5Highest 17% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
49.6±6.6 11% above ME |
| Camden and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±5.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
19.6%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| North Haven and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38%±6.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
32.5%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Camden and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 62.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
55.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Camden and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,344±$15kLowest 10% above ME |
$86,504±$8k 16% above ME |
$87,500±$22kHighest 17% above ME |
| North Haven and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $520,600±$70kHighest 76% above ME |
$326,400±$20kLowest 10% above ME |
$440,200±$46k 48% above ME |
| Camden and North Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,269±$354Highest 11% above ME |
$1,125±$844 about the ME average |
$913±$318Lowest 20% below ME |
| Camden and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,832Highest 92% above ME |
$3,392Lowest 12% above ME |
$3,824 26% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.6%±67.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| North Haven and Camden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 11% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
9 minLowest 65% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±8.8 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
16%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Camden 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 | #11 of 133 in ME | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 28/MSAD 28 | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.