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Appleton vs Beaver Cove
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Appleton has the most kids (15.3% under 18).
Beaver Cove has the most expensive homes ($523k 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 | Appleton | Beaver Cove |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,360Highest |
394Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.2% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.2±7.4Lowest 10% above ME |
67±7.3Highest 50% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
2.5%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
70.1%±36.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Beaver Cove and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
46.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Beaver Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $53,618±$19kLowest 28% below ME |
$98,185±$11kHighest 31% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,600±$33kLowest 21% below ME |
$523,300±$248kHighest 76% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,104±$82 3% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$1,769Lowest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 85.4%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 11.1%±3.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.4%±10.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Beaver Cove and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Appleton 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.