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Warren vs Bristol
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 most affordable homes ($233k median).
Bristol has the most people working from home (25%).
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 | Bristol |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,932Highest |
2,917Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+2.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 42.2±2.2Lowest 6% below ME |
61±3.2Highest 36% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 12%±3.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
42.8%±8.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
52.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,616±$21kLowest about the ME average |
$100,750±$19kHighest 35% above ME |
| Bristol 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±$32kLowest 22% below ME |
$406,400±$54kHighest 37% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$456Highest about the ME average |
$1,051±$106Lowest 8% below ME |
| Warren and Bristol are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,832Highest 7% below ME |
$2,668Lowest 12% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±29.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
23.4%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Warren and Bristol 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% |
6.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1968Lowest 9 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 8% below ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Bristol and Warren 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 | #16 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | Bristol Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.