What stands out worked out from the figures below

Boothbay has the shortest commute (13 min average).

Otisfield has the most people working from home (18.8%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Boothbay	Otisfield
People
Population	3,102Highest	1,951Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-3.8%Lowest ME: +2.6%	+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6%
Median age	56.8±3.9 27% above ME	56.8±4.8 27% above ME
Kids under 18	11.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 18.1%	16.1%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1%
	Otisfield and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	35.4%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4%	23.7%±1.5Lowest ME: 22.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	51.9%Highest ME: 36.2%	31%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8%	1.9%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Boothbay and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$60,320±$17kLowest 19% below ME	$84,271±$15kHighest 13% above ME
	Otisfield and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$342,100±$43kHighest 15% above ME	$317,200±$35kLowest 7% above ME
	Boothbay and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,147±$121Lowest about the ME average	$1,300±$872Highest 14% above ME
	Otisfield and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,202Lowest 27% below ME	$2,652Highest 13% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	30.4%±31Lowest ME: 48.4%	77.3%±92.2Highest ME: 48.4%
	Otisfield and Boothbay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%	10.3%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	78.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%	92.3%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME	1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	13 minLowest 46% below ME	33 minHighest 34% above ME
Work from home	5.7%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9%	18.8%±6.6Highest ME: 15.9%
Schools
School district	—	RSU 17/MSAD 17
High school in town	—	None in town
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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.