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Mount Chase vs New Sweden
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 people working from home (22.2%).
New Sweden has the most expensive homes ($165k 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 | New Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 280Lowest |
494Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.2% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
50.5±8Highest 13% above ME |
| New Sweden and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±10.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| New Sweden and Mount Chase 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% |
30.8%±3.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| New Sweden and Mount Chase 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% |
29.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and New Sweden 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 |
$58,333±$23kHighest 22% below ME |
| New Sweden 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 |
$164,700±$13kHighest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$658±$518Lowest 42% below ME |
| Mount Chase and New Sweden 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 |
$1,857Highest 39% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
15.8%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Mount Chase and New Sweden 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% |
16%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
88.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 15% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
3%±2.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
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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.