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Willimantic vs Bowdoin vs Guilford
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 kids (36.5% under 18).
Bowdoin has the most expensive homes ($293k median).
Guilford has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Willimantic | Bowdoin | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 200Lowest |
3,188Highest |
1,096 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-16.7%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 38.5±11.9Lowest 14% below ME |
44.3±10 about the ME average |
53.5±7.4Highest 19% above ME |
| Guilford and Bowdoin 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% |
19.1%±6.2 ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Willimantic and Bowdoin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±16.2 ME: 22.4% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.5%±4.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Guilford and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1% ME: 36.2% |
30.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.8%±4.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Willimantic and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,472±$52k 15% below ME |
$91,239±$13kHighest 22% above ME |
$53,173±$13kLowest 29% below ME |
| Bowdoin and Willimantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,700±$21kLowest 56% below ME |
$292,800±$71kHighest about the ME average |
$170,100±$31k 43% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $507±$336 55% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,285Lowest 58% below ME |
$3,375Highest 11% above ME |
$1,619 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±42.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±24Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 32.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
11%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.7% ME: 74.3% |
78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 6% below ME |
32 minHighest 29% above ME |
19 minLowest 22% below ME |
| Work from home | 13.8%±13.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.7%±8.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Willimantic 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 | — | #28 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 80/MSAD 04 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Piscataquis Community Secondary School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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| 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.