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Harrison vs Bowdoin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Harrison | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,513Lowest |
3,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
| Harrison and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.5 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $249,300±$70kLowest 16% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
| Bowdoin and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $885±$193 22% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,731Lowest 10% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.5%±24.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Harrison and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 24% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Harrison and Bowdoin 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.