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Maxfield vs Medford
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 most kids (7.9% under 18).
Medford has the most people working from home (7.7%).
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 | Maxfield | Medford |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 76Lowest |
222Highest |
| Median age | 54.5±5Highest 22% above ME |
50.5±8.8Lowest 13% above ME |
| Maxfield and Medford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 7.9%±39.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
3.2%±11.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Maxfield and Medford 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% |
20.7%±9.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Medford 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% |
10.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±14.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.6%±6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Medford 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 |
$65,476±$14kLowest 12% below ME |
| Maxfield and Medford 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 |
$88,200±$27kLowest 70% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,333Highest 23% below ME |
$1,250Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 0%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.3%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
97.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 56 minHighest 129% above ME |
26 minLowest 6% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±39.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
7.7%±5Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Medford and Maxfield 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.