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Alexander vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alexander has the most kids (18.1% under 18).
Upton has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Alexander | Upton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 553Highest |
91Lowest |
| Median age | 52.8±4.2Lowest 18% above ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Alexander and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±4.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Alexander and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,750±$10k 25% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,800±$54k 35% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,781Highest 41% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 26% below ME |
24 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 7.7%±4.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Upton and Alexander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Alexander Public Schools | — |
| 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.