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Readfield vs Bowdoin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Bowdoin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
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 | Readfield | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,651Lowest |
3,188Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
44.3±10Lowest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bowdoin and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,504±$8kLowest 16% above ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
| Bowdoin and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$292,800±$71kLowest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$844 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$3,375Lowest 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.3%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Readfield and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Bowdoin 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 | #20 of 133 in ME | #28 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 38 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.