Compare towns
Swanville vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Swanville has the most kids (15.2% under 18).
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 | Swanville | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,195Highest |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 53.2±6.4Highest 19% above ME |
50.6±4.6Lowest 13% above ME |
| Swanville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Swanville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,935±$7kLowest 31% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,300±$36kLowest 20% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Swanville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,191±$113 5% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,368Lowest 22% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.5%±33.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Swanville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest 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 | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.7%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Swanville and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 71 | — |
| 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.