Bridgton vs Dunstan

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgton and Dunstan: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgton and Dunstan are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dunstan has the higher population (1,916 vs 1,666 in Bridgton). Dunstan has the higher median household income ($97,632 vs $58,992 in Bridgton). Dunstan has the higher median home value ($480,600 vs $239,200 in Bridgton).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgton	Dunstan
Population	1,666	1,916
Median age	41.3 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,992	$97,632
Median home value	$239,200	$480,600
Median gross rent	$747	$1,722
Housing units	974	1,007
Homeownership rate	83.4%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.4%	49.5%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgton	Dunstan
Population	2,542 → 1,666 (-34.5%)	1,592 → 1,916 (+20.4%)
Median household income	$55,116 → $58,992 (+7.0%)	$109,044 → $97,632 (-10.5%)
Median home value	$154,000 → $239,200 (+55.3%)	$394,500 → $480,600 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$936 → $747 (-20.2%)	$1,321 → $1,722 (+30.4%)

Bridgton

Population

2,5421,666

Median household income

$55,116$58,992

Median home value

$154,000$239,200

Median gross rent

$936$747

Dunstan

Population

1,5921,916

Median household income

$109,044$97,632

Median home value

$394,500$480,600

Median gross rent

$1,321$1,722

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgton	Dunstan
Under 5	1.8%	1.2%
5 to 17	19.3%	6.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	13.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	3.1%
45 to 54	17.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	9.7%	33.7%
65 to 74	16.6%	16.9%
75 and over	4.9%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgton	Dunstan
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgton	Dunstan
No high school diploma	2.9%	0.6%
High school graduate	23.5%	22.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	23.7%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgton	Dunstan
Drove alone	57.1%	75.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	2.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	22.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgton	Dunstan
1-unit, detached	80.8%	59.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	17.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bridgton	Dunstan
Poverty rate	31.6%	4.9%
Average household size	2.19	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	33	20
Median year structure built	1956	1993