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Springfield vs Baldwin vs Lakeville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Baldwin has the most renters (11% rent).
Lakeville has the most people working from home (53.8%).
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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 | Springfield | Baldwin | Lakeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
1,170Highest |
99Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
50.6±4.6Lowest 13% above ME |
59.9±7.5Highest 34% above ME |
| Lakeville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3 ME: 18.1% |
3%±29.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
41.4%±21.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lakeville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±15.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$65,625±$8k 12% below ME |
| Baldwin and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$263,200±$38k 11% below ME |
$313,600±$251kHighest 6% above ME |
| Lakeville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 65% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,010Lowest 67% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 21% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
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| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
53.8%±31.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.