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Embden vs Baileyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Embden has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Embden | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 995Lowest |
1,339Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±5.1Highest 35% above ME |
47.5±12.6Lowest 6% above ME |
| Embden and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±5.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 34.6%±9.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baileyville and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,875±$23kLowest 24% below ME |
$60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
| Baileyville and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$59kHighest 42% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
| Embden and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $873±$143 23% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,804Highest 41% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Embden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 34% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 18.7%±7.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Embden and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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| 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.