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Addison vs Patten vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
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 | Patten | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045Lowest |
1,154 |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3% ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below 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% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Addison 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Addison and Sidney 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 |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Sidney 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 |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Sidney 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 | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.