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Arrowsic vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arrowsic has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Chesterville has the most affordable homes ($214k 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 | Arrowsic | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 597Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Arrowsic and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±11.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Arrowsic and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,107±$27kHighest 33% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,521Highest 16% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Chesterville and Arrowsic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 20% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.