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Beddington vs Upton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BeddingtonDeblois
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Beddington has the most people working from home (20%).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 70.4).
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 | Beddington | Upton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 38Lowest |
91Highest |
| Median age | 64.8±2.2Lowest 45% above ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±81.9 ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 47.4%±69.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Upton and Beddington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±40.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Upton and Beddington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $146,500±$68k 96% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $237,500±$228k 20% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,045Highest 66% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 0% ME: 10.7% |
0% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 24 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20%±13.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
13%±12Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Beddington and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.