Compare towns
Saco vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saco has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.3%).
Baldwin has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
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 | Saco | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,819Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.9±1.5Lowest about the ME average |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±2.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Saco and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Saco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,241±$11kHighest 23% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $413,100±$17kHighest 39% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,249±$385 10% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 58% above ME |
$2,540Lowest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±14Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Saco and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 3% below ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 19%±3.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #38 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Saco Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.