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Warren vs Bowdoin vs Strong
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Bowdoin has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Bowdoin | Strong |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
3,188 |
1,249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% ME: +2.6% |
+2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
44.3±10 about the ME average |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
| Strong and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Bowdoin 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% |
14.1%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Strong and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Warren and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21k about the ME average |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $232,700±$32k 22% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
— | $920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
| Warren and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832 7% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Strong 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% |
11% ME: 10.7% |
13.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 8% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Bowdoin 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 | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.