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Ludlow vs Baldwin vs New Vineyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Ludlow | Baldwin | New Vineyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 444Lowest |
1,170Highest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.1±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
47.5±9.5 6% above ME |
| Baldwin and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
| Baldwin and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
| Baldwin and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
— | $925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
| Ludlow and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655Lowest 45% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,136 30% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.3% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4% ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
34 minHighest 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.