Compare towns
Casco vs Chesterville vs Otisfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Casco has the most people working from home (26.6%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Otisfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Casco | Chesterville | Otisfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,696Highest |
1,397Lowest |
1,951 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8% ME: +2.6% |
+4.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52±3.3 16% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
56.8±4.8Highest 27% above ME |
| Otisfield and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.1%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±7.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
23.7%±1.5 ME: 22.4% |
| Casco and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Casco and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,313±$19k 7% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$84,271±$15kHighest 13% above ME |
| Otisfield and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $355,500±$58kHighest 20% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$317,200±$35k 7% above ME |
| Casco and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,395±$184Highest 22% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,300±$872 14% above ME |
| Casco and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,085Highest about the ME average |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,652 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.7%±35.5 ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
77.3%±92.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Otisfield and Casco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
10.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 23% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 26.6%±10Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.8%±6.6 ME: 15.9% |
| Casco and Otisfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.