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Knox vs Chesterville vs Morrill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Knox has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Chesterville has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Knox | Chesterville | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 825Lowest |
1,397Highest |
914 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% ME: +2.6% |
-1.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41.1±7.9Highest 8% below ME |
37.8±4Lowest 16% below ME |
39.8±6.1 11% below ME |
| Knox and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
31.3%±6.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Chesterville and Morrill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.9 ME: 22.4% |
15%±3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Morrill and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
20.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±2 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,821±$9k 13% below ME |
$61,635±$10kLowest 18% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
| Morrill and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,600±$26kLowest 46% below ME |
$214,000±$40kHighest 28% below ME |
$214,000±$18kHighest 28% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
$1,088±$73 4% below ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,610Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,194 28% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
21.8%±30.8 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Morrill and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% ME: 10.7% |
12%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 22% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 min 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±3.7 ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Knox and Chesterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 71 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.