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Mount Chase vs Patten vs Charlotte
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 kids (22.1% under 18).
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k median).
Charlotte has the highest household income ($68k).
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 | Patten | Charlotte |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
607Highest |
377 |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
56.1±5.8Highest 25% above ME |
48.6±3.1Lowest 8% above ME |
| Patten 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%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±10.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Charlotte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±7.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten 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% |
30.6% ME: 36.2% |
28.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Charlotte and Mount Chase 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 |
$45,750±$19k 39% below ME |
$67,813±$18kHighest 9% below ME |
| Charlotte and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15k 61% below ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
$140,800±$30kHighest 53% below ME |
| Charlotte and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
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| Mount Chase and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,548 49% below ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
$2,000Highest 34% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
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| Patten and Mount Chase 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% |
28.4% ME: 10.7% |
22.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90% ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
98.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 9% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
24 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9% |
2%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Mount Chase 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.