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Addison vs Mount Chase vs Beals
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).
Mount Chase has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
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 | Mount Chase | Beals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045Highest |
280Lowest |
498 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
| Addison and Mount Chase 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% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase 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% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Mount Chase 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% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals 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 |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% 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 |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$907±$378 20% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Beals 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 |
$1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Mount Chase 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% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 11% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase 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 | — | Beals Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.