Compare towns
Maxfield vs Howland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maxfield has the highest household income ($93k).
Howland has the most kids (22% 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 | Maxfield | Howland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 76Lowest |
1,367Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.8% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.5±5Highest 22% above ME |
47.6±10.2Lowest 6% above ME |
| Maxfield and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±39.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Howland and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.8%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Howland and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 8.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
12%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±14.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.1%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Howland and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,500±$48kHighest 24% above ME |
$49,297±$21kLowest 34% below ME |
| Maxfield and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$35kHighest 45% below ME |
$150,100±$52kLowest 49% below ME |
| Maxfield and Howland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$246 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,333Highest 23% below ME |
$1,546Lowest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 29%±18.2 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
25.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
77.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 56 minHighest 129% above ME |
31 minLowest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±39.3 ME: 15.9% |
0%±3 ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 31/MSAD 31 |
| High school in town | — | Penobscot Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.9 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.