Compare towns
Albion vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Albion has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Albion | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,204Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville and Albion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,361±$23kHighest 17% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Albion and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $230,900±$31kHighest 22% below ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Albion and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,987Lowest 35% below ME |
$2,194Highest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Albion and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 36% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 49/MSAD 49 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.