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Farmingdale vs Gardiner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Farmingdale has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Gardiner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Farmingdale | Gardiner |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,017Lowest |
6,088Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.8±5.7Highest about the ME average |
42±3.6Lowest 6% below ME |
| Farmingdale and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Farmingdale and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±7.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Farmingdale and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±4.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Farmingdale and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,635±$15kLowest 4% below ME |
$71,782±$10kHighest 4% below ME |
| Gardiner and Farmingdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,700±$46kHighest 16% below ME |
$221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
| Farmingdale and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $911±$192Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,113±$191Highest about the ME average |
| Gardiner and Farmingdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,574Lowest 15% below ME |
$2,742Highest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±58.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.6%±13.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Farmingdale and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
68.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
30 minHighest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.4%±9.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
13.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #21 of 133 in ME | #36 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 02 | RSU 11/MSAD 11 |
| High school in town | Hall-Dale Middle and High School | Gardiner Area High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
11.8 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.