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Willimantic vs Bingham vs Whitneyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willimantic has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Bingham has the oldest population (median age 56).
Whitneyville has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Willimantic | Bingham | Whitneyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 200 |
660Highest |
170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.1% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 38.5±11.9 14% below ME |
56±8.2Highest 25% above ME |
36.5±20.4Lowest 19% below ME |
| Bingham and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 36.5%±11.4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
28.2%±5.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±16.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±5.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,472±$52kHighest 15% below ME |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$55,938±$10k 25% below ME |
| Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,700±$21kHighest 56% below ME |
$103,000±$26kLowest 65% below ME |
$118,800±$49k 60% below ME |
| Willimantic and Whitneyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $354±$264 69% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,285 58% below ME |
$1,059Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,318Highest 57% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Whitneyville and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
16.1% ME: 10.7% |
12.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
85.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1989Highest 12 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
18 minLowest 29% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6 ME: 15.9% |
0%±17.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Willimantic and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — |
| High school in town | — | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
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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.