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Mount Chase vs Jackson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Chase has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
Jackson has the most expensive homes ($232k 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 | Mount Chase | Jackson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 280Lowest |
567Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +11.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Highest 11% above ME |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Jackson 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% |
17.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$75,167±$19kHighest about the ME average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$231,500±$16kHighest 22% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Jackson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548Lowest 49% below ME |
$2,651Highest 13% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and Jackson 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% |
13.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Lowest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1993Highest 16 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Jackson 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.