Compare towns
Dixmont vs Bowdoin vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dixmont has the most people working from home (21.9%).
Bowdoin has the highest household income ($91k).
Baldwin has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
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 | Dixmont | Bowdoin | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,207 |
3,188Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.9±4.7Highest 14% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Dixmont and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7% ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,952±$14k about the ME average |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Dixmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,700±$22kLowest 36% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,348±$62 18% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.2%±70.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Dixmont and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.9% ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
32 minLowest 29% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.9%±11.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Dixmont and Bowdoin 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.