Compare towns
Somerville vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Somerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.5%).
Baldwin has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Somerville | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 837Lowest |
1,170Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 33.5±11.3Lowest 25% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 28.8%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 13.7%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$15kHighest 5% below ME |
$68,045±$8kLowest 9% below ME |
| Somerville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,100±$41kLowest 26% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,583±$265 39% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,505Lowest 17% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.7%±58.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Somerville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 3.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Baldwin and Somerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 12 | — |
| 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.