Compare towns
Thorndike vs Baldwin vs Knox
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 people working from home (44.7%).
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Knox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Baldwin | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,403Highest |
1,170 |
825Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3% ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 19.3±23.6Lowest 57% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
| Baldwin and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 49.8%±28.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.2% ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Knox 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 |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
$64,821±$9kLowest 13% below ME |
| Thorndike and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$88k 31% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
| Baldwin and Thorndike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $836±$317Lowest 27% below ME |
— | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,537 16% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36%±62.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Thorndike and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 46% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
| Work from home | 44.7%±35.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Thorndike and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | — | — |
| High school in town | Mt View High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.