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Littleton vs Hammond
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Littleton has the most expensive homes ($160k median).
Hammond has the most people working from home (9.7%).
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 | Littleton | Hammond |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 887Highest |
65Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 46±8.1Highest about the ME average |
45.3±20.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Littleton and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
30.8%±32.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hammond and Littleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±7.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
7.7%±45.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Littleton and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±18.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Littleton and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,219±$9k about the ME average |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $159,800±$46kHighest 46% below ME |
$129,200±$62kLowest 56% below ME |
| Littleton and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,556Highest 49% below ME |
$1,136Lowest 63% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.8%±24.1 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1984Highest 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 20% below ME |
25 minHighest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 2%±1.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.7%±15.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hammond and Littleton 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.