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Great Pond vs Crawford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Great PondAurora
Towns like Great PondFrenchboroMatinicus Isle plantationSandy River plantationPleasant Ridge plantation
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Great Pond has the most expensive homes ($198k median).
Crawford has the most kids (14.4% 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.
| Measure | Great Pond | Crawford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 42Lowest |
97Highest |
| Median age | 68.5±12.1Highest 53% above ME |
66.2±12.2Lowest 48% above ME |
| Great Pond and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 7.1%±69.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±21.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Crawford and Great Pond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 59.5%±69.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
50.5%±19.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Great Pond and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
18.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±37 ME: 5.8% |
0%±16 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $22,292±$21kLowest 70% below ME |
$31,875±$22kHighest 57% below ME |
| Crawford and Great Pond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$52kHighest 33% below ME |
$121,400±$48kLowest 59% below ME |
| Great Pond and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $742Lowest 76% below ME |
$1,467Highest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
27.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
91.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 57 minHighest 132% above ME |
40 minLowest 63% above ME |
| Work from home | 36.4%±6.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
38.9%±37.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Crawford and Great Pond 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.