Compare towns
Kiantone vs Calais vs Madrid
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kiantone has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Madrid has the most affordable homes ($122k 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 | Kiantone | Calais | Madrid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,865Highest |
1,713Lowest |
1,767 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.2±9.6 about the U.S. average |
42±8.6Highest 8% above U.S. |
36.4±6.8Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Calais and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 33.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
32.9%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Kiantone and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.9%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Calais and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$17k about the U.S. average |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$64,083±$7kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Calais and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,800±$14k 51% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$122,100±$15kLowest 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$666 33% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$823±$65Lowest 42% below U.S. |
| Calais and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,461 11% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$2,993Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±36.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
44.2%±36.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Kiantone and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
26.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.3%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.5 |
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U.S. 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.