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Beals vs Lovell vs Union
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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Lovell has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.5%).
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 | Lovell | Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,353 |
2,663Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-3.2% ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6 7% above ME |
52.2±3.5Highest 17% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
| Lovell and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5 ME: 18.1% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
26.5%±3.9 ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Beals and Lovell 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% |
36.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5 ME: 5.8% |
6.3%±4.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Lovell and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$14kLowest 14% below ME |
$80,625±$20k 8% above ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
| Union and Lovell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $256,700±$45kLowest 13% below ME |
$295,000±$47kHighest about the ME average |
$267,600±$42k 10% below ME |
| Lovell and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Lowest 20% below ME |
$1,419±$178Highest 25% above ME |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
| Lovell and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,580 15% below ME |
$1,480Lowest 51% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.3%±29.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Lovell and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
29 min 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
21.8%±10.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lovell and Beals are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Beals Public Schools | RSU 72/MSAD 72 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.