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Dedham vs Bangor vs Union
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dedham has the highest household income ($111k).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Dedham | Bangor | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
31,938Highest |
2,663 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2% ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±2.2Highest 4% above ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
41.6±5.3 7% below ME |
| Dedham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Dedham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Union and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,442±$18kHighest 49% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$80,724±$9k 8% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $356,400±$33kHighest 20% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,422±$607Highest 25% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
| Dedham and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,942Highest 30% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
$3,276 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13%±85.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.3%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Union and Bangor 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 | — | #37 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Dedham Public Schools | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bangor High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3 |
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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.