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Albion vs Palmyra
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%).
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% 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 | Palmyra |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,204Lowest |
2,209Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-3.1%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.9±7.5Highest 18% above ME |
37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1% |
29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Palmyra 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 |
$60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
| Albion and Palmyra 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 |
$154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $733±$119 36% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,987Highest 35% below ME |
$1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.2%±23.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Albion 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% |
9.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 36% above ME |
21 minLowest 14% below ME |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Albion and Palmyra 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.