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Monticello vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Monticello has the most renters (11.8% rent).
Springfield has the most people working from home (9.6%).
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 | Monticello | Springfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 674Highest |
310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.7% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.7±6Highest 18% above ME |
52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME |
| Monticello and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.8%±4.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±4.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Monticello and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
17.3%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Monticello and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,875±$13kLowest 31% below ME |
$60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME |
| Springfield and Monticello are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,800±$36kHighest 58% below ME |
$122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
| Monticello and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $833±$434 27% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,200Highest 60% below ME |
$1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.5%±62.8 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 19.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 1 yr older than ME |
1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 23% above ME |
30 minLowest 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
9.6%±5.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Springfield and Monticello 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.