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Addison vs Hebron
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).
Hebron has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | Hebron |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,045Lowest |
1,105Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hebron and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Addison and Hebron 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 |
$92,550±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
$242,300±$26kHighest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
$2,323Highest 23% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 11% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.9%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hebron and Addison 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 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | None 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.