Compare towns
Limington vs Hampden vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Limington has the most homeowners (91%).
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Limington | Hampden | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,017 |
7,896Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50±4.5 12% above ME |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.8 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±5.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,675±$11k 13% above ME |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,600±$33k about the ME average |
$301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Hampden and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,185±$121Lowest 4% above ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
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| Hampden and Limington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,852 6% below ME |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Limington and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 40% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hampden and Limington 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 | #70 of 133 in ME | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 06/MSAD 06 | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.