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Addison vs Bingham vs Patten vs Beals
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most homeowners (85.9%).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Beals has the most expensive homes ($257k median).
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 | Bingham | Patten | Beals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,045Highest |
660 |
607 |
498Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3% ME: +2.6% |
-6.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
56±8.2 25% above ME |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Patten and Bingham 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% |
15.6%±6.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Patten and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.3%±4Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Bingham and Patten 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% |
22.6% ME: 36.2% |
30.6% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
$42,708±$22kLowest 43% below ME |
$45,750±$19k 39% below ME |
$64,063±$14kHighest 14% below ME |
| Beals and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
$103,000±$26k 65% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
$354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$389±$99 66% below ME |
$907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
| Beals and Addison 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 |
$1,059 65% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
33.3%±45.9 ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 22.1% ME: 10.7% |
16.1% ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1952Lowest 25 yrs older than ME |
1955 22 yrs older than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 83/MSAD 13 | — | Beals Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | Upper Kennebec Valley Middle/Senior High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.3 |
— | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.