What stands out worked out from the figures below

Chebeague Island has the most kids (18.6% under 18).

Beaver Cove has the highest household income ($98k).

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	Chebeague Island	Beaver Cove
People
Population	555Highest	394Lowest
Median age	60.4±13.8Lowest 35% above ME	67±7.3Highest 50% above ME
	Beaver Cove and Chebeague Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.6%±8.5Highest ME: 18.1%	2.5%±7.4Lowest ME: 18.1%
Age 65+	44.3%±13.3Lowest ME: 22.4%	70.1%±36.7Highest ME: 22.4%
	Beaver Cove and Chebeague Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	57.5%Highest ME: 36.2%	46.1%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.7%±0.9Highest ME: 5.8%	0%±3.9Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Chebeague Island and Beaver Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,639±$12kLowest 9% below ME	$98,185±$11kHighest 31% above ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$651,400±$92kHighest 120% above ME	$523,300±$248kLowest 76% above ME
	Chebeague Island and Beaver Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$2,063±$878 81% above ME	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,406Highest 111% above ME	$1,769Lowest 42% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	93.8%±11.6 ME: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	12.5%Lowest ME: 10.7%	17.5%Highest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	70.6%Lowest ME: 74.3%	86.3%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME	1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 9% below ME	15 minLowest 39% below ME
Work from home	35.5%±22.8Highest ME: 15.9%	18.4%±10.4Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Chebeague Island and Beaver Cove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Chebeague Island Public Schools	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in Our Story	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.