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Franklin vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Franklin has the most expensive homes ($246k median).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Franklin | Springfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,628Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46±9.3Lowest about the ME average |
52.4±7Highest 17% above ME |
| Springfield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Franklin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Franklin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,455±$16kHighest 12% below ME |
$60,833±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
| Franklin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$306 22% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,231Highest 27% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±27.8 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 18% above ME |
30 minHighest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.2%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Franklin and Springfield 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.