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Hampden vs Thomaston
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%).
Thomaston has the oldest population (median age 58.1).
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 | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
2,769Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Thomaston 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% |
35.5%±8.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Thomaston 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 |
$56,435±$13kLowest 24% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$271,700±$10kLowest 8% below ME |
| Hampden and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
$1,262±$343Lowest 11% above ME |
| Hampden and Thomaston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Lowest 22% above ME |
$4,487Highest 48% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Hampden 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #99 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 13 |
| 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.