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Chesterville vs Harrison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Harrison has the most people working from home (22.3%).
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 | Chesterville | Harrison |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
2,513Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
56±3.6Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
9.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.8%±7.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Harrison and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,635±$10kHighest 18% below ME |
$56,938±$6kLowest 24% below ME |
| Chesterville and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
$249,300±$70kHighest 16% below ME |
| Harrison and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Highest 4% below ME |
$885±$193Lowest 22% below ME |
| Chesterville and Harrison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
$2,731Highest 10% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
27.5%±24.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Harrison and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 24% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.3%±9.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 17/MSAD 17 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.