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Woodstock vs Baldwin vs Sumner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodstock has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Baldwin has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Sumner 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 | Woodstock | Baldwin | Sumner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,233Highest |
1,170 |
845Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.4±2.3Lowest 6% above ME |
50.6±4.6 13% above ME |
56.1±8.4Highest 25% above ME |
| Sumner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
17.2%±6.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Woodstock and Sumner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±5.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Sumner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,015±$7k 16% below ME |
$68,045±$8kHighest 9% below ME |
$57,750±$19kLowest 23% below ME |
| Baldwin and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,600±$43k 26% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
$150,000±$73kLowest 49% below ME |
| Baldwin and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$215 15% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,627Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,540Highest 16% below ME |
$2,167 29% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Sumner and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4% ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
32 min 32% above ME |
42 minHighest 72% above ME |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4.9 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Sumner and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 44/MSAD 44 | — | RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.