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Newburgh vs Baldwin vs Chapman

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newburgh has the most renters (18.8% rent).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
Chapman has the most kids (27.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureNewburghBaldwinChapman
People
Population
1,475Highest
1,170
388Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%Highest
ME: +2.6%
-0.3%Lowest
ME: +2.6%
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Median age
45.8±5.7
about the ME average
50.6±4.6Highest
13% above ME
45.7±11.4Lowest
about the ME average
Baldwin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.8%±3.6
ME: 18.1%
12.1%±3Lowest
ME: 18.1%
27.6%±5.9Highest
ME: 18.1%
Chapman and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±2.4Lowest
ME: 22.4%
27.7%±3.5Highest
ME: 22.4%
27.6%±3.8
ME: 22.4%
Baldwin and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
29.9%Highest
ME: 36.2%
23.7%
ME: 36.2%
22.8%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.3%±2.7Lowest
ME: 5.8%
5.3%±2.2Highest
ME: 5.8%
5.2%±2.6
ME: 5.8%
Baldwin and Chapman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$76,750±$10k
about the ME average
$68,045±$8kLowest
9% below ME
$93,125±$17kHighest
25% above ME
Chapman and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$244,600±$20k
18% below ME
$263,200±$38kHighest
11% below ME
$185,700±$22kLowest
37% below ME
Baldwin and Newburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$219
17% below ME
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,748Highest
9% below ME
$2,540
16% below ME
$1,850Lowest
39% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.9%±13.9Highest
ME: 48.4%
16.7%±42.9
ME: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
Newburgh and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.7%Highest
ME: 10.7%
6.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
6.4%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.2%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
89%
ME: 74.3%
94.5%Highest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1985Highest
8 yrs newer than ME
1979Lowest
2 yrs newer than ME
1982
5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
23% above ME
32 minHighest
32% above ME
23 minLowest
6% below ME
Work from home
6.4%±3.3
ME: 15.9%
8.8%±4.8Highest
ME: 15.9%
4.8%±3.5Lowest
ME: 15.9%
Baldwin and Newburgh 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.