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Addison vs Mapleton vs Mount Chase vs Patten
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mapleton has the highest household income ($92k).
Mount Chase has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Mapleton | Mount Chase | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,045 |
1,884Highest |
280Lowest |
1,154 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3% ME: +2.6% |
-3.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
41.8±6Lowest 7% below ME |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Patten and Addison 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% |
22.2%±5.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase 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% |
18.3%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
5%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mapleton and Mount Chase 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 |
$91,731±$25kHighest 23% above ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
$191,800±$23kHighest 35% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
| Mapleton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
$610±$277 46% below ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Mount Chase 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 |
$1,789Highest 41% below ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 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% |
8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
23.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
79.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±3.8 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Mount Chase 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 79/MSAD 01 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.