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Addison vs Beals vs Readfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Beals has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Readfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Readfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045 |
498Lowest |
2,651Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3% ME: +2.6% |
-12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
0%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
48.1±7.6 7% above ME |
| Addison and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield and Beals 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% |
22.3%±4.5Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6% ME: 36.2% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Readfield 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 |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
$256,700±$45k 13% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$907±$378 20% below ME |
$1,125±$844Highest about the ME average |
| Readfield and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,580 15% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Readfield 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% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
30 minHighest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Readfield and Beals 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 | — | — | #20 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | Beals Public Schools | RSU 38 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.