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Hampden vs Eliot vs Newburgh
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k median).
Newburgh has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
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 | Eliot | Newburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
7,146 |
1,475Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2% ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
45.8±5.7 about the ME average |
| Eliot and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.8%±3.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±2.4 ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Newburgh 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% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.3%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$101,522±$10k 36% above ME |
$76,750±$10kLowest about the ME average |
| Hampden and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$244,600±$20kLowest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317 13% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$950±$219Lowest 17% below ME |
| Eliot and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694 22% above ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,748Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±13.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
81.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Eliot 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 | #6 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.