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Hampden vs Waldoboro
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%).
Waldoboro has the oldest population (median age 50.1).
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 | Waldoboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
5,253Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
50.1±4.6Highest 12% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Waldoboro 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% |
22.6%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Waldoboro 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% |
29.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$69,107±$8kLowest 8% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$274,900±$39kLowest 7% below ME |
| Hampden and Waldoboro 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 |
$348±$153Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,861Lowest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±15.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hampden and Waldoboro 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% |
9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest 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 |
25 minHighest 3% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #55 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 22 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | Medomak Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
13.5Lowest |
| 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.