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Lagrange vs Byron vs Chester
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 renters (27.5% rent).
Byron has the highest household income ($90k).
Chester has the most expensive homes ($173k 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 | Lagrange | Byron | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 709Highest |
174Lowest |
598 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | +0.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.9±13.8 about the ME average |
58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME |
44±10Lowest about the ME average |
| Byron and Lagrange 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% |
1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.4%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Chester 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% |
14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
18.6%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Chester 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% |
11.7% ME: 36.2% |
15.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±8.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Lagrange and Chester 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 |
$90,417±$53kHighest 21% above ME |
$64,500±$8k 14% below ME |
| Byron and Chester 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 |
$122,700±$61kLowest 59% below ME |
$172,500±$59kHighest 42% below ME |
| Chester 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 |
— | $833±$51Highest 27% below ME |
| Chester and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $869Lowest 71% below ME |
$1,301 57% below ME |
$1,378Highest 55% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
— | 16.7%±37.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Chester 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% |
14.9% ME: 10.7% |
9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.1% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
1981 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 min 45% above ME |
43 minHighest 74% above ME |
33 minLowest 34% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±5.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Chester and Lagrange 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.