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Hodgdon vs Porter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
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 | Hodgdon | Porter |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,428Lowest |
1,746Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.2Highest 6% below ME |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
$60,417±$9kHighest 19% below ME |
| Porter and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,300±$25kLowest 46% below ME |
$226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $695±$426 39% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$1,841Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 40% below ME |
32 minHighest 30% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 70/MSAD 70 | — |
| High school in town | Hodgdon Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8 |
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| 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.