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Hebron vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hebron has the highest household income ($93k).
Addison has the most affordable homes ($164k 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 | Hebron | Addison |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,105Highest |
1,045Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.6%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-9.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 43.8±5.1Lowest about the ME average |
54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±6.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hebron and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±1.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.6%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Addison and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,550±$19kHighest 24% above ME |
$50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,300±$26kHighest 18% below ME |
$163,500±$28kLowest 45% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $900±$807 21% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,323Highest 23% below ME |
$1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 60%±47.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 26% above ME |
27 minLowest 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Hebron and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | RSU 17/MSAD 17 | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.