Compare towns
Eliot vs Chesterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eliot has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.3%).
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 | Eliot | Chesterville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,146Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Chesterville and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
$214,000±$40kLowest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
$1,088±$73Lowest 4% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,549Highest 50% above ME |
$2,194Lowest 28% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±20.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Eliot and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 9% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 17.4%±4.7Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #19 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 35/MSAD 35 | — |
| 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.