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Median House Value:

Bowdoin & Bowdoinham, ME

Found within zip codes: 04287, 04008, 04357
This is a rural area contained in a single neighborhood that covers more than one town because it is so rural. As throughout the site, some neighborhood-level data are reserved for subscribers.
NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $222,631
  • high cost relative to Maine
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$2,152,000+  0%
$1,614,001-$2,152,000  0%
$1,077,001-$1,614,000  0%
$861,001-$1,077,000  0%
$645,001-$861,000  2%
$430,001-$645,000  6%
$215,001-$430,000  45%
$108,001-$215,000  36%
$0-$108,000  12%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE high cost relative to ME, high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Rural (based on population density), farms, coastal
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Nautical, Quiet, Urban Sophisticates


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Middle income (near average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some French speaking

School Rating Information


Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

MSAD 75 TOPSHAM School District




3,141 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
9
Better than:
of ME school
districts
80.0%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
8
Better than:
of US school
districts
78.8%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
11
STATE AVERAGE 12

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

66%
58%
68%
62%
64%
55%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
BOWDOIN CENTRAL SCHOOL
1460 MAIN STREET, BOWDOIN, ME 04287
(207) 666-5779
KG-05
BOWDOINHAM COMMUNITY SCHOOL
23 CEMETERY ROAD, BOWDOINHAM, ME 04008
(207) 666-5546
KG-05
HARPSWELL ISLANDS SCHOOL
308 HARPSWELL ISLANDS ROAD, HARPSWELL, ME 04079
(207) 729-5177
KG-05
MT ARARAT HIGH SCHOOL
73 EAGLES WAY, TOPSHAM, ME 04086
(207) 729-2951
09-12
MT ARARAT MIDDLE SCHOOL
66 REPUBLIC AVENUE, TOPSHAM, ME 04086
(207) 729-2950
06-08
WEST HARPSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9 ASH POINT ROAD, HARPSWELL, ME 04079
(207) 833-5961
KG-05
WILLIAMS-CONE SCHOOL
19 PERKINS STREET, TOPSHAM, ME 04086
(207) 725-4391
KG-05
WOODSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
42 BARROWS DRIVE, TOPSHAM, ME 04086
(207) 725-1243
KG-05
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 95.9 95.1
BLACK (%) 1.6 2.0
HISPANIC (%) 1.0 0.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 1.1 1.4
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.4 0.5
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 22.2 33.8
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $7,124 $22,375,000 59.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $532 $1,671,000 4.4
STAFF $516 $1,621,000 4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $208 $652,000 1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $626 $1,966,000 5.2
OPERATION $1,012 $3,180,000 8.4
TRANSPORTATION $564 $1,771,000 4.7
OTHER $177 $557,000 1.5
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,635 $11,418,000 30.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,213 $3,810,000 10.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,972 $37,603,000 100.0
Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 20.4
CHILDREN IN Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 15.9

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Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO ME*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 121.51% 6.39% 6 5
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About Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area

Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area is a coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 10,678 people and just one neighborhood, Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area is the 27th largest community in Maine.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.92%), sales jobs (10.87%), and management occupations (8.78%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 20.45% of adults in Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area in 2000 was $19,158, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,632 for a family of four.

The people who call Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area include English, French, Irish, French Canadian, Scottish, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Bowdoin & Bowdoinham Area is English. Some people also speak French.

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