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Howland vs Baileyville vs Lagrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Howland has the most expensive homes ($150k median).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Lagrange has the most people working from home (8.1%).
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 | Howland | Baileyville | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,367Highest |
1,339 |
709Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.8% ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.6±10.2Highest 6% above ME |
47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±5.3 ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2 ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12% ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Howland and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $49,297±$21kLowest 34% below ME |
$60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
$58,417±$14k 22% below ME |
| Baileyville and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,100±$52kHighest 49% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
| Howland and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$246Highest 20% below ME |
$873±$143 23% below ME |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
| Howland and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,546Highest 49% below ME |
$1,039 66% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±18.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Baileyville and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.9% ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 26% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lagrange and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 31/MSAD 31 | Baileyville Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | Penobscot Valley High School | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.9Lowest |
11.1Highest |
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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.