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Addison vs Patten vs Springfield vs Beals
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%).
Springfield has the most homeowners (96.2%).
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 | Patten | Springfield | Beals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,045 |
1,154Highest |
310Lowest |
498 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -12.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
52.4±7 17% above ME |
48±15.6Lowest 7% 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% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Beals 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% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Beals 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% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals 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 |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
$64,063±$14kHighest 14% below ME |
| Beals and Springfield 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 |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807 21% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
— | $907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
| Beals 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 |
$1,199 61% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$2,580Highest 15% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
— | 7.4%±71.2Lowest 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% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
83.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 same as ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
21 minLowest 17% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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 | 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.