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Howland vs Baileyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Howland has the most expensive homes ($150k median).
Baileyville has the most people working from home (6.7%).
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 | Howland | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,367Highest |
1,339Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±10.2Highest 6% above ME |
47.5±12.6Lowest 6% above ME |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $49,297±$21kLowest 34% below ME |
$60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
| Baileyville and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,100±$52kHighest 49% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$246Highest 20% below ME |
$873±$143Lowest 23% below ME |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,546Highest 49% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±18.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 25.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 7 yrs older than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 0%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baileyville and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 31/MSAD 31 | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | Penobscot Valley High School | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.