Compare towns
Newfield vs Turner vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
Turner has the highest household income ($100k).
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 | Newfield | Turner | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,580 |
5,891Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.8±8.1Highest 18% above ME |
47.6±4.3Lowest 6% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
| Newfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Turner and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.9%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.2%±6.8 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.8% ME: 36.2% |
16.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.6%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Turner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,188±$20kLowest 23% below ME |
$100,036±$28kHighest 34% above ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Turner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $318,100±$27kHighest 7% above ME |
$284,900±$50k 4% below ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Newfield and Turner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $584±$490 49% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,402 21% below ME |
$2,294Lowest 24% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
41.9%±64.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Turner and Newfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.6% ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 49 minHighest 98% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 min 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.7%±3.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Turner and Baldwin 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 | — | #33 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 57/MSAD 57 | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Leavitt Area High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
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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.