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Byron vs Vanceboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering ByronRoxbury
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Byron has the most people working from home (4.1%).
Vanceboro has the most kids (4.1% under 18).
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 | Byron | Vanceboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 174Highest |
122Lowest |
| Median age | 58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME |
58.7±5.6Lowest 31% above ME |
| Byron and Vanceboro 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% |
4.1%±24.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Vanceboro and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
40.2%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Vanceboro and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
0%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±8.9 ME: 5.8% |
0%±12.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,417±$53k 21% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$61kHighest 59% below ME |
$113,500±$40kLowest 62% below ME |
| Byron and Vanceboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,301Highest 57% below ME |
$980Lowest 68% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 43 minHighest 74% above ME |
41 minLowest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.1%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±18.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Byron and Vanceboro 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.