What stands out worked out from the figures below

Arrowsic has the most expensive homes ($584k median).

Greene has the most affordable homes ($270k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Arrowsic	Greene
People
Population	597Lowest	4,417Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+0.6% ME: +2.6%
Median age	50.3±8.7Highest 12% above ME	39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME
	Arrowsic and Greene 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%	23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1%
	Greene 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%	15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	64.7%Highest ME: 36.2%	22.2%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.2%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8%	5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8%
	Greene and Arrowsic 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	$98,093±$16kLowest 31% above ME
	Arrowsic and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$584,200±$150kHighest 97% above ME	$270,000±$23kLowest 9% below ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,600±$412Highest 40% above ME	$1,194±$224Lowest 5% above ME
	Arrowsic and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,521Highest 16% above ME	$2,965Lowest about the ME average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4%	54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4%
	Greene 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%	13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.3%Highest ME: 74.3%	87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME	1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 20% above ME	26 minLowest 4% above ME
Work from home	20.6%±9Highest ME: 15.9%	11.6%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Arrowsic and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	—	#69 of 133 in ME
School district	—	RSU 52/MSAD 52
High school in town	—	None in town
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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.