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Lagrange vs Ludlow 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).
Ludlow has the most people working from home (9.8%).
Medford has the most affordable homes ($88k median).
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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 | Ludlow | Medford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 709Highest |
444 |
222Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
46.1±5.8 about the ME average |
50.5±8.8Highest 13% above ME |
| Medford and Ludlow 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% |
22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
3.2%±11.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Ludlow 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% |
12.4%±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% |
16.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
10.8% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Medford and Ludlow 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 |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$65,476±$14kHighest 12% below ME |
| Medford and Ludlow 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 |
$133,900±$56kHighest 55% below ME |
$88,200±$27kLowest 70% below ME |
| Ludlow 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 |
$988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
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| Ludlow 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 |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
$1,250 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3 ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Ludlow 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% |
15.3% ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4% ME: 74.3% |
97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 45% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 min 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Ludlow 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.