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Chesterville vs Porter vs Brownfield
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 shortest commute (25 min average).
Porter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.8%).
Brownfield has the most expensive homes ($288k median).
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 | Porter | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397Lowest |
1,746 |
1,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+2.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
40.9±7.9Highest 9% below ME |
39.9±6.8 11% below ME |
| Porter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Porter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Porter 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 |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$60,889±$5k 19% below ME |
| Chesterville and Brownfield 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 |
$226,100±$20k 24% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
— | $1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,194 28% below ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Brownfield and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.8% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
87.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
32 min 30% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Brownfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 72/MSAD 72 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.