Compare towns
Lamoine vs Patten vs Trenton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lamoine has the highest household income ($89k).
Patten has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Trenton has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
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 | Lamoine | Patten | Trenton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,782Highest |
1,154Lowest |
1,599 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+7% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±7.3 11% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
43.5±7.7Lowest about the ME average |
| Patten and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15%±3.8 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.1%±4.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Trenton and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.5%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
42.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5.2%±2.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Trenton and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,542±$15kHighest 18% above ME |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$60,455±$13k 19% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $324,800±$43k 10% above ME |
$127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$357,400±$36kHighest 20% above ME |
| Trenton and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,174±$158Highest 3% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,102±$241 3% below ME |
| Lamoine and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,303 24% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,310Highest 24% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.3%±16.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
50.3%±20.4 ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Trenton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 11% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 17% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.4%±5 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Lamoine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lamoine Public Schools | — | Trenton Public Schools |
| High school in town | None 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.