Compare towns
Stow vs Bingham vs Denmark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stow has the most people working from home (17.7%).
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
Denmark has the highest household income ($64k).
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 | Stow | Bingham | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 535Lowest |
660 |
1,054Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+4.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57±10.5Highest 27% above ME |
56±8.2 25% above ME |
54.4±5Lowest 21% above ME |
| Stow and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±3.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Stow and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.9%±17.8 ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
31.8%±7.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
29.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.1%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Denmark and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
$42,708±$22k 43% below ME |
$64,167±$10kHighest 14% below ME |
| Denmark and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $326,400±$42kHighest 10% above ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$250,000±$68k 16% below ME |
| Stow and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,409±$207Highest 24% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,304Highest 9% above ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$2,259 26% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
90.6%±31Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Denmark and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 51 minHighest 109% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.7%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.7%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Stow and Denmark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | — | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.