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Addison vs Jay vs Garland
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 people working from home (8.9%).
Jay has the highest household income ($70k).
Garland has the most expensive homes ($205k 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 | Jay | Garland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045 |
4,657Highest |
823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
39.5±5.1Lowest 12% below ME |
53.5±4.3 19% above ME |
| Addison and Garland 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% |
17.5%±5.4 ME: 18.1% |
18%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Garland and Jay 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% |
19.3%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.2%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Addison and Garland 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% |
29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.7%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Jay and Addison 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 |
$70,238±$19kHighest 6% below ME |
$51,094±$12k 32% below ME |
| Jay and Garland 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 |
$168,600±$27k 43% below ME |
$205,400±$38kHighest 31% below ME |
| Garland and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Highest 21% below ME |
$759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$794±$248 30% below ME |
| Addison and Garland 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 |
$2,245Highest 26% below ME |
$1,536Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
46.7%±46.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Garland 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% |
9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest same as ME |
1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
21 minLowest 13% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±3.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Addison and Garland 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 | — | #86 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 73 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Spruce Mountain High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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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.