Compare towns
Hampden vs Lake Arrowhead
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Lake Arrowhead has the youngest population (median age 33).
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 | Hampden | Lake Arrowhead |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
3,322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+3.9%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9Highest 8% below ME |
33±2.4Lowest 26% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
26.9%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lake Arrowhead and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$98,654±$9kLowest 32% above ME |
| Hampden and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$267,300±$19kLowest 10% below ME |
| Hampden and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317Lowest 13% above ME |
$2,288±$327Highest 101% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$2,286Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±36.7Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hampden and Lake Arrowhead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
2.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
93.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Lowest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1995Highest 18 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
39 minHighest 57% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8 |
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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.