What stands out worked out from the figures below

Frenchboro has the most people working from home (15.4%).

Swans Island has the most kids (16.4% 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Frenchboro	Swans Island
People
Population	30Lowest	438Highest
Median age	73.5±15.7Highest 64% above ME	52.8±9.5Lowest 18% above ME
	Frenchboro and Swans Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	0%±100Lowest ME: 18.1%	16.4%±6Highest ME: 18.1%
	Swans Island and Frenchboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	63.3%±90.8Highest ME: 22.4%	28.1%±10.9Lowest ME: 22.4%
	Frenchboro and Swans Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	33.3%Lowest ME: 36.2%	37.9%Highest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±51.9Lowest ME: 5.8%	1.8%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8%
	Swans Island and Frenchboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$42,250±$37kLowest 43% below ME	$86,250±$13kHighest 15% above ME
	Swans Island and Frenchboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$316,700±$75k 7% above ME
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$2,125±$556 87% above ME
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,250Highest 73% above ME	$2,420Lowest 20% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	40%±100 ME: 48.4%
Below poverty line	6.7%Highest ME: 10.7%	1.1%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest ME: 74.3%	91%Lowest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME	1976Highest 1 yr older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	16 minHighest 35% below ME	12 minLowest 51% below ME
Work from home	15.4%±20.5Highest ME: 15.9%	8.8%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Frenchboro and Swans Island are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Frenchboro Public Schools	MSAD 76
High school in town	None in town	None in town
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Old photos in Our Story	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.