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Ashland vs Mount Chase
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ashland has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Ashland | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,080Highest |
280Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 53.4±9.1Highest 19% above ME |
49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
| Ashland and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.2%±8Highest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Ashland and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ashland and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $46,838±$15kHighest 37% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Ashland and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,000±$49kHighest 58% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Ashland and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,511Lowest 50% below ME |
$1,548Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±27.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and Ashland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 4 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
27 minHighest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest 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.