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Anson vs Mercer vs Lagrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Anson has the highest household income ($88k).
Mercer has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Lagrange has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Anson | Mercer | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 680Lowest |
718Highest |
709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6% ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.3±15.2Lowest 3% below ME |
43.4±4.5 3% below ME |
45.9±13.8Highest about the ME average |
| Lagrange and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.2%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±6.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Anson and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.2%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
25.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Mercer and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 5.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lagrange and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,770±$61kHighest 17% above ME |
$71,107±$2k 5% below ME |
$58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
| Anson and Mercer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,400±$28kLowest 66% below ME |
$238,500±$32kHighest 20% below ME |
$126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$247 20% below ME |
$1,422±$249Highest 25% above ME |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,207 60% below ME |
$1,970Highest 35% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.8%±37.5 ME: 48.4% |
18.5%±74Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Anson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
13.6% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 27 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
30 minLowest 23% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
20.5%±8.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Mercer and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.