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Gardiner vs Belgrade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gardiner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
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 | Gardiner | Belgrade |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,088Highest |
3,351Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42±3.6Lowest 6% below ME |
47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Belgrade and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,782±$10kLowest 4% below ME |
$88,338±$13kHighest 18% above ME |
| Belgrade and Gardiner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,600±$19kLowest 25% below ME |
$312,200±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$191Highest about the ME average |
$857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
| Gardiner and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,742Lowest 10% below ME |
$2,859Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.6%±13.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Gardiner and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 33 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.9%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Gardiner 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 | #36 of 133 in ME | #71 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 11/MSAD 11 | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Gardiner Area High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.