Compare towns
Sidney vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Sidney | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,790Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±5.5Lowest 4% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Sidney and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
$263,200±$38kLowest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,340±$304 18% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,474Lowest 19% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baldwin and Sidney 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 | 89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 14.3%±5.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sidney and Baldwin 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 | #15 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 18 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.