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Meddybemps vs Upton vs Hamlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Upton has the oldest population (median age 70.4).
Hamlin has the most people working from home (32%).
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 | Upton | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 139Highest |
91Lowest |
111 |
| Median age | 63.9±4.2 43% above ME |
70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
61.8±15.9Lowest 38% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 5%±21.5 ME: 18.1% |
0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
7.2%±17.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Hamlin and Meddybemps 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% |
80.2%±49.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
40.5%±9.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Upton and Hamlin 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% |
14.4% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,000±$13kLowest 36% below ME |
— | $50,938±$7kHighest 32% below ME |
| Hamlin and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
— | $200,000±$58kLowest 33% below ME |
| Meddybemps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,206 60% below ME |
$731Lowest 76% below ME |
$1,339Highest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 7.2% ME: 10.7% |
0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% ME: 74.3% |
95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
75.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 28% above ME |
24 min about the ME average |
15 minLowest 39% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13%±12 ME: 15.9% |
32%±47.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Hamlin and Upton 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.