Compare towns
Newport vs Bradford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the most people working from home (14.7%).
Bradford has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Newport | Bradford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,143Highest |
1,254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±3.2Highest 12% above ME |
49.7±8Lowest 11% above ME |
| Newport and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±3.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.9%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bradford and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.8%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.5%±1.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Newport and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Newport and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,365±$13kLowest 19% below ME |
$82,955±$26kHighest 11% above ME |
| Bradford and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,800±$30kHighest 21% below ME |
$176,200±$15kLowest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$104Highest 22% below ME |
$742±$392Lowest 35% below ME |
| Newport and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,018Highest about the ME average |
$2,315Lowest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±16.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
87.5%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Bradford and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.7%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.7%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Newport and Bradford 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 | #97 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 19 | — |
| High school in town | Nokomis Regional High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.