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Addison vs Beals vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has grown the fastest since 2010 (-9.3%).
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Exeter has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Addison | Beals | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045 |
498Lowest |
1,093Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-11.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
52.6±7.7 17% above ME |
| Addison and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
9%±3.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Beals and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
23.9%±11.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
$64,063±$14k 14% below ME |
$84,408±$12kHighest 13% above ME |
| Exeter and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$166,700±$39k 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$907±$378 20% below ME |
$995±$386Highest 13% below ME |
| Exeter and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625 46% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,602Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±73.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
35 minHighest 43% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.3%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | Beals Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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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.