Compare towns
Leeds vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leeds has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 | Leeds | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,285Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.2±8.3Lowest 15% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±9.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.8%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Leeds and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,208±$14kHighest 14% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Leeds and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $257,800±$27kLowest 13% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Leeds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $940±$461 17% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,565Highest 16% below ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.1%±11.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Leeds and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
32 minLowest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 10%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Leeds and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school 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.