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Thorndike vs Albion
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Thorndike has the most kids (49.8% under 18).
Albion has the oldest population (median age 52.9).
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 | Thorndike | Albion |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,403Lowest |
2,204Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.2%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Albion and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $78,438±$14kHighest 5% above ME |
$62,361±$23kLowest 17% below ME |
| Thorndike and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$88kLowest 31% below ME |
$230,900±$31kHighest 22% below ME |
| Albion and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$317 27% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,537Highest 16% below ME |
$1,987Lowest 35% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36%±62.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.2%±23.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Albion and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
34 minLowest 36% above ME |
| Work from home | 44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.7%±5.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 49/MSAD 49 |
| High school in town | Mt View High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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| 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.