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Lagrange vs Baileyville vs Abbot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lagrange has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
Baileyville has the shortest commute (12 min average).
Abbot has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Lagrange | Baileyville | Abbot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 709 |
1,339Highest |
584Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3% ME: +2.6% |
-13.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
47.5±12.6 6% above ME |
48.6±3.5Highest 8% above ME |
| Abbot and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
6.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Baileyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
19.9%±4.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Baileyville and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
14.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Lagrange and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
$60,000±$19kHighest 20% below ME |
$58,542±$24k 22% below ME |
| Baileyville and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
$112,100±$20kLowest 62% below ME |
$171,200±$36kHighest 42% below ME |
| Abbot and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
$873±$143 23% below ME |
$1,111±$73Highest about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $869Lowest 71% below ME |
$1,039 66% below ME |
$1,393Highest 54% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±56.2 ME: 48.4% |
67%±35.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.7%±41.8Lowest 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 | 18.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
83.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
74.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
12 minLowest 53% below ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
6.7%±6.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
23.1%±17.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Abbot and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Baileyville Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | Woodland Jr-Sr High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.