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Ellsworth vs Patten
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellsworth has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Ellsworth | Patten |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,657Highest |
1,154Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43±2.4Lowest 4% below ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,375±$18kHighest 4% above ME |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$22kHighest 18% below ME |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,017±$195Highest 11% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,262Highest 7% above ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.1%±15.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Ellsworth and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #63 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Ellsworth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Ellsworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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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.