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Randolph vs Baileyville vs Randolph
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baileyville has the most kids (20.7% 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.
| Measure | Randolph | Baileyville | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,610Highest |
1,339Lowest |
1,610Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
47.5±12.6Lowest 6% above ME |
49.6±3.4Highest 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Baileyville and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
16.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,574±$16kHighest 11% below ME |
$60,000±$19kLowest 20% below ME |
$66,574±$16kHighest 11% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,300±$21kHighest 41% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$174,300±$21kHighest 41% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,186±$207Highest 4% above ME |
$873±$143Lowest 23% below ME |
$1,186±$207Highest 4% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,160Highest 29% below ME |
$1,039Lowest 66% below ME |
$2,160Highest 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±8.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±8.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
1970Highest 7 yrs older than ME |
1959Lowest 18 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 7% below ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
23 minHighest 7% below ME |
| Work from home | 4.3%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.3%±3.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Baileyville and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Baileyville Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.