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Meddybemps vs Lake View plantation
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Meddybemps has the most kids (5% under 18).
Lake View plantation has the most expensive homes ($351k 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 | Meddybemps | Lake View plantation |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 139Lowest |
181Highest |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2Highest 43% above ME |
63.8±9.8Lowest 42% above ME |
| Meddybemps and Lake View plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
1.7%±16.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Meddybemps and Lake View plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±28.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lake View plantation and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
19.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±8.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Lake View plantation are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13k 36% below ME |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kLowest about the ME average |
$351,000±$27kHighest 18% above ME |
| Lake View plantation and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206Highest 60% below ME |
$867Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
100%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
98%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.