Compare towns
Dayton vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dayton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Dayton | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,313Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.1±5.5Lowest 6% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Dayton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $113,750±$24kHighest 52% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $398,200±$34kHighest 34% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,215±$867 7% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,872Highest 28% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38%±19.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Dayton and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest 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 | 31 minLowest 26% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.3%±3.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dayton and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Dayton Public Schools | — |
| 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.