Compare towns
Hampden vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.2%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
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 | Hampden | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Hampden and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317 13% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hampden and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.