Compare towns
Porter vs Springfield vs Hodgdon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Springfield has the oldest population (median age 52.4).
Hodgdon has the shortest commute (15 min average).
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 | Porter | Springfield | Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,746Highest |
310Lowest |
1,428 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -1.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
42.2±6.2 6% below ME |
| Springfield and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
25.4%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hodgdon and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Springfield and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Porter and Hodgdon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,417±$9k 19% below ME |
$60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME |
$54,519±$11kLowest 27% below ME |
| Springfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $226,100±$20kHighest 24% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$159,300±$25k 46% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $695±$426 39% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,841Highest 39% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,614 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±8.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
— | 45.3%±24.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Hodgdon and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8% ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 30% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
15 minLowest 40% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±2.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 70/MSAD 70 |
| High school in town | — | — | Hodgdon Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.