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Durham vs Bangor vs Winterport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Durham | Bangor | Winterport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,262 |
31,938Highest |
3,850Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.6±5.9Highest 5% below ME |
41±1.3Lowest 8% below ME |
42.3±5.5 6% below ME |
| Durham and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Durham and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19%±4.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
35.1% ME: 36.2% |
39.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
7.5%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Bangor and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
$98,333±$21k 32% above ME |
| Durham and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
$283,000±$43k 5% below ME |
| Durham and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,055±$43 7% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$3,076 about the ME average |
$2,646Lowest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
26.8%±25.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Bangor and Winterport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 20.9%±5.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.4%±6 ME: 15.9% |
| Durham and Winterport 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 | #14 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME | #53 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 05 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 | RSU 22 |
| 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.