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Lagrange vs Hampden vs Medford
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).
Hampden has the most people working from home (21.3%).
Medford has the most affordable homes ($88k 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 | Hampden | Medford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 709 |
7,896Highest |
222Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±13.8 about the ME average |
41±2.9Lowest 8% below ME |
50.5±8.8Highest 13% above ME |
| Medford and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±11.7 ME: 18.1% |
25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.2%±11.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Lagrange 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% |
17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.7%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Medford 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% |
45.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±6 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Medford 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 |
$111,959±$13kHighest 50% above ME |
$65,476±$14k 12% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $126,000±$33k 58% below ME |
$301,300±$38kHighest about the ME average |
$88,200±$27kLowest 70% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
$1,286±$317Highest 13% above ME |
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| Hampden 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 |
$3,694Highest 22% above ME |
$1,250 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Hampden 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% |
7.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.3% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.7% ME: 74.3% |
97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 8 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
23 minLowest 7% below ME |
26 min 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
21.3%±5.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #6 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 22 | — |
| High school in town | — | Hampden Academy | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.8 |
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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.