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Richmond vs 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
Richmond has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Bowdoin has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Richmond | Readfield | Bowdoin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,566Highest |
2,651Lowest |
3,188 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
0%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.5% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 36.9±3.8Lowest 18% below ME |
48.1±7.6Highest 7% above ME |
44.3±10 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 | 23%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Richmond and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Readfield and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Richmond and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,854±$10kLowest 12% below ME |
$86,504±$8k 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 | $242,700±$27kLowest 18% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$292,800±$71k 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 | $1,077±$166Lowest 5% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
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| Readfield and Richmond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,143Lowest 4% above ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$3,375 11% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47%±23.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Richmond and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 19% above ME |
30 min 20% above ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.5%±6.3 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Richmond 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 | Richmond Public Schools | RSU 38 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 |
| High school in town | Richmond High School | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Lowest |
11.5Highest |
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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.