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Hersey vs Crystal vs Mount Chase
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hersey has the most renters (34.8% rent).
Crystal has the highest household income ($48k).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Hersey | Crystal | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 47Lowest |
247 |
280Highest |
| Median age | 60.5±3.2 35% above ME |
63.2±8.4Highest 41% above ME |
49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
| Crystal and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±58Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.2%±11.8 ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34%±54.5 ME: 22.4% |
49%±5.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Crystal and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±33.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
0%±6.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Hersey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $31,250±$26kLowest 58% below ME |
$48,125±$13kHighest 36% below ME |
$41,711±$7k 44% below ME |
| Crystal and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $162,500±$113kHighest 45% below ME |
$129,200±$60k 56% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Hersey and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,563±$922Highest 37% above ME |
$1,281±$1kLowest 12% above ME |
| Crystal and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,417Highest 20% below ME |
$943Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
14.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and Crystal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3% ME: 10.7% |
14.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
92.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2004Highest 27 yrs newer than ME |
1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
27 minHighest 10% above ME |
27 min 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.9%±23.3 ME: 15.9% |
0%±15.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Hersey 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.