Compare towns
Edgecomb vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edgecomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Edgecomb | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,251Lowest |
1,397Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±8.8Highest 8% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Edgecomb and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.9%±4.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±7.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Edgecomb and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±6.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Edgecomb and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$18kHighest 46% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,400±$36kHighest 17% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,088±$73 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,577Highest 18% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±43.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Chesterville and Edgecomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 10% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±3.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Edgecomb and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | Edgecomb Public Schools | — |
| 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.