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Hampden vs Bangor
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%).
Bangor has the most renters (52.8% rent).
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 | Bangor |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Lowest |
31,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9 8% below ME |
41±1.3 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±1.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bangor and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
35.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
10.4%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$59,942±$7kLowest 20% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$219,600±$10kLowest 26% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,055±$43Lowest 7% below ME |
| Hampden and Bangor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$3,076Lowest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
51.5%±6.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
47.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1954Lowest 23 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
17 minLowest 33% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #37 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | Bangor Public Schools · Bangor-Region 4 |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | Bangor High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
13.3Lowest |
| 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.