Compare towns
Chesterville vs Temple 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).
Temple has the youngest population (median age 34).
Brownfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Temple | Brownfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,397 |
824Lowest |
1,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.2% ME: +2.6% |
+2.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.8±4 16% below ME |
34±14Lowest 24% below ME |
39.9±6.8Highest 11% below ME |
| Brownfield and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 31.3%±6.6 ME: 18.1% |
32.8%±7.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
26.7%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Temple and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
15%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±1.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Brownfield and Chesterville 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% |
13.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.7%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Temple 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 |
$56,087±$2kLowest 25% 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±$40k 28% below ME |
$210,200±$79kLowest 29% below ME |
$287,500±$36kHighest 3% below ME |
| Brownfield and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
$1,458±$565 28% above ME |
$1,617±$554Highest 42% above ME |
| Brownfield and Temple 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 |
$2,367 22% below ME |
$2,976Highest about the ME average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
73.3%±70.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
61.8%±43.7 ME: 48.4% |
| Temple and Brownfield 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% |
10.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
34 min 37% above ME |
44 minHighest 80% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.5%±8.4 ME: 15.9% |
9.5%±4.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Brownfield and Temple 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 |
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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.