Compare towns
Cushing vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cushing has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Cushing | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,460Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±7.7Lowest 9% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Cushing and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Cushing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,500±$19kHighest 12% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Cushing and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,800±$44kHighest 38% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,553±$376 36% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 30% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Cushing and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 5% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Cushing and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 13 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.