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Mendon vs Readfield vs Southampton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($616k median).
Readfield has the most people working from home (24.3%).
Southampton has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Mendon | Readfield | Southampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,325Highest |
2,651Lowest |
6,230 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
0%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 44.1±4.4 13% above U.S. |
48.1±7.6Highest 24% above U.S. |
43.4±3.5Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Readfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±6.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Mendon and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.3%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.9%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Readfield and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.3%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $132,256±$33kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$86,504±$8kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$123,125±$23k 53% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Southampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $616,000±$37kHighest 85% above U.S. |
$326,400±$20kLowest about the U.S. average |
$452,300±$25k 36% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,840±$196Highest 30% above U.S. |
$1,125±$844Lowest 20% below U.S. |
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| Mendon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,213Highest 131% above U.S. |
$3,392Lowest 9% above U.S. |
$5,470 75% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 78.7%±26Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.3%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
26.2%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1983 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
24.3%±14.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.2%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Readfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #210 of 282 in MA | #20 of 133 in ME | #205 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Mendon-Upton | RSU 38 | Southampton |
| High school in town | None in town | Maranacook Community High Sch | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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U.S. 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.