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Etna vs Baldwin vs Linneus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Etna has the highest household income ($72k).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
Linneus has the shortest commute (17 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 | Etna | Baldwin | Linneus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,252Highest |
1,170Lowest |
1,226 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.9±3.4Lowest 6% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
44.6±3.9 about the ME average |
| Baldwin and Linneus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Linneus and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±1.1 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.3%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
11.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,379±$16kHighest 3% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$65,114±$18kLowest 13% below ME |
| Etna and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,000±$49k 38% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$144,200±$53kLowest 51% below ME |
| Baldwin and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,745 43% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,608Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.8%±55 ME: 48.4% |
| Etna and Linneus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 12% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
17 minLowest 29% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.3 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Etna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.