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Hampden vs Newfield
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 people working from home (21.3%).
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Newfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
1,580Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.6%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.9%±6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Newfield 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 |
$57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kLowest about the ME average |
$318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
| Newfield and Hampden 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 |
$2,402Lowest 21% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Newfield and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
49 minHighest 98% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 57/MSAD 57 |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.