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Moose River vs Bingham vs Merrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moose River has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Bingham has the oldest population (median age 56).
Merrill has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Moose River | Bingham | Merrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 248Lowest |
660Highest |
372 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
33.2±9.9 26% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.3%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
41.7%±11Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Merrill and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
14%±5.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Moose River and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,324±$9kHighest about the ME average |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$65,536±$8k 12% below ME |
| Moose River and Merrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,900±$31kHighest 51% below ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$131,600±$21k 56% below ME |
| Moose River and Merrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $354±$264 69% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $928Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,059 65% below ME |
$1,449Highest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
60%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Merrill and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.9% ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1952 25 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 19% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
13.2%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Merrill and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | — | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.