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Byron vs Lagrange vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Byron has the highest household income ($90k).
Lagrange has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
Roxbury has the shortest commute (29 min average).
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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 | Byron | Lagrange | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 174Lowest |
709Highest |
352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -10.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 58.9±12.3 31% above ME |
45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
| Roxbury and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Roxbury and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7% ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
15.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Lagrange and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,417±$53kHighest 21% above ME |
$58,417±$14k 22% below ME |
$51,667±$34kLowest 31% below ME |
| Byron and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$61k 59% below ME |
$126,000±$33kHighest 58% below ME |
$105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
| Lagrange and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $831±$151 27% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,301Highest 57% below ME |
$869 71% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 66.7%±56.2 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 14.9% ME: 10.7% |
18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 43 minHighest 74% above ME |
36 min 45% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Lagrange and Roxbury 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.