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Brownville vs Lagrange vs Baileyville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brownville has the most affordable homes ($97k median).
Lagrange has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
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 | Brownville | Lagrange | Baileyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 983 |
709Lowest |
1,339Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3% ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.5±4.6 4% above ME |
45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
47.5±12.6Highest 6% above ME |
| Baileyville and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±6.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.1%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Brownville and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.4% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Brownville and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,063±$15kHighest 14% below ME |
$58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
$60,000±$19k 20% below ME |
| Brownville and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $96,700±$22kLowest 67% below ME |
$126,000±$33kHighest 58% below ME |
$112,100±$20k 62% below ME |
| Lagrange and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$120Highest 7% below ME |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
$873±$143 23% below ME |
| Brownville and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,250Highest 59% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
$1,039 66% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.2%±19.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2 ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.3% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.7% ME: 74.3% |
72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 49% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
| Work from home | 6.8%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Lagrange and Brownville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 41/MSAD 41 | — | Baileyville Public Schools |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Woodland Jr-Sr High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.