Compare towns
Bingham vs Patten vs St. Francis
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bingham has the most kids (14.7% under 18).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
St. Francis has the most renters (21.5% rent).
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 | Bingham | Patten | St. Francis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 564 |
1,154Highest |
400Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 55.6±7.8Lowest 24% above ME |
57.8±3.5 29% above ME |
59.1±4.8Highest 32% above ME |
| St. Francis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.7%±8.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
12.5%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Bingham and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±5.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
38.8%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
| St. Francis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
17.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±3 ME: 5.8% |
| Bingham and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $34,688±$23k 54% below ME |
$51,484±$6kHighest 31% below ME |
$32,188±$15kLowest 57% below ME |
| Patten and Bingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $104,500±$33kLowest 65% below ME |
$127,600±$49kHighest 57% below ME |
$120,800±$72k 59% below ME |
| Patten and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $354±$264Lowest 69% below ME |
$389±$99 66% below ME |
$618±$154Highest 46% below ME |
| St. Francis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,036Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,199Highest 61% below ME |
$1,098 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±45.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
44.9%±40.8 ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
78.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 30 yrs older than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1967Highest 10 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 12% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
48 minHighest 97% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.8%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and St. Francis 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.