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Addison vs Chesterville
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 oldest population (median age 54.2).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,045Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
$61,635±$10kHighest 18% below ME |
| Chesterville 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±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
| Chesterville and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
| Chesterville and Addison 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 |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Chesterville 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% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Addison and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.