Compare towns
Strong vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 | Strong | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,249Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Baldwin and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $920±$276 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.9%±52.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Strong and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 26% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| 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.