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Beals vs Island Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the most people working from home (17.6%).
Island Falls has the most affordable homes ($108k 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 | Beals | Island Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 498Lowest |
768Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-9.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
50.7±10.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Island Falls and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Island Falls and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
26.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kHighest 14% below ME |
$56,328±$8kLowest 25% below ME |
| Beals and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45kHighest 13% below ME |
$108,300±$25kLowest 63% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
$636±$124Lowest 44% below ME |
| Beals and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580Highest 15% below ME |
$1,720Lowest 43% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
17.9%±51.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Island Falls and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
20.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1960Lowest 17 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
21 minHighest 16% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±5.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beals and Island Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Beals 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.