Compare towns
Mount Chase vs Eustis vs Patten
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering Mount ChaseHersey
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
Eustis has the most expensive homes ($262k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Mount Chase | Eustis | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
453 |
1,154Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
59.1±14Highest 32% above ME |
57.8±3.5 29% above ME |
| Eustis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±13.4 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Eustis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
13%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±4.8 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7k 44% below ME |
$32,118±$11kLowest 57% below ME |
$51,484±$6kHighest 31% below ME |
| Patten and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$262,200±$51kHighest 12% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$916±$547 20% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Eustis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Highest 49% below ME |
$1,542 49% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66%±37.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Eustis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
23%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
61.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1975 2 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
12 minLowest 52% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
12.5%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Eustis Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.