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Warren vs Bingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Bingham has the most affordable homes ($103k median).
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 | Warren | Bingham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
660Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Bingham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21kHighest about the ME average |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
| Warren and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32kHighest 22% below ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Warren and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #120 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 83/MSAD 13 |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
| 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.