Compare towns
Mars Hill vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mars Hill has the most kids (22.9% 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 | Mars Hill | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,398Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.4±3Lowest 3% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±5.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,273±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,600±$23kLowest 45% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $488±$96 57% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,843Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±7.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mars Hill and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.9%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Mars Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 42/MSAD 42 | — |
| High school in town | Central Aroostook Jr-Sr H S | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0 |
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| 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.