Compare towns
Beals vs Patten vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BealsJonesport
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beals has the most expensive homes ($257k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Addison has grown the fastest since 2010 (-9.3%).
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 | Patten | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 498Lowest |
1,154Highest |
1,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8% ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-9.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48±15.6Lowest 7% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
| Patten and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Beals and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±5.1 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Beals 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% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Beals and Addison 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 |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
| Beals and Patten 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 |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$378Highest 20% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$900±$807 21% below ME |
| Beals and Addison 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 |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,625 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.4%±71.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Patten 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% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
22.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 17% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 17.6%±10.9 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten 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 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.