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Crystal vs Patten vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crystal has the most expensive homes ($129k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Roxbury has the highest household income ($52k).
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 | Crystal | Patten | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 247Lowest |
607Highest |
352 |
| Median age | 63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
56.1±5.8Lowest 25% above ME |
59.8±3.4 33% above ME |
| Crystal and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±11.8 ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Patten and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.9% ME: 36.2% |
30.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Patten and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,125±$13k 36% below ME |
$45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$51,667±$34kHighest 31% below ME |
| Roxbury and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,200±$60kHighest 56% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$105,800±$48k 64% below ME |
| Crystal and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $943Highest 69% below ME |
$857 72% below ME |
$850Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Patten and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7% ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.8% ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
94.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1969 8 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 10% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.2%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.