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Maxfield vs Vanceboro
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).
Vanceboro has the most affordable homes ($114k median).
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 | Vanceboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 76Lowest |
122Highest |
| Median age | 54.5±5Lowest 22% above ME |
58.7±5.6Highest 31% above ME |
| Vanceboro and Maxfield 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% |
4.1%±24.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Maxfield and Vanceboro 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% |
40.2%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Vanceboro 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%Highest ME: 36.2% |
0%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±14.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±12.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Maxfield and Vanceboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,500±$48k 24% above ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$35kHighest 45% below ME |
$113,500±$40kLowest 62% below ME |
| Maxfield and Vanceboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,333Highest 23% below ME |
$980Lowest 68% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
93.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 56 minHighest 129% above ME |
41 minLowest 65% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±39.3 ME: 15.9% |
0%±18.6 ME: 15.9% |
| 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.