Compare towns
Mount Chase vs Patten vs Sidney
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 affordable homes ($116k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Sidney has the most expensive homes ($336k 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 | Patten | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
1,154 |
4,790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+10.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
43±5.5Lowest 4% below 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%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
23.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Sidney and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.5%±1.2 ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Sidney 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 |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$83,488±$10kHighest 12% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$336,200±$34kHighest 13% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,340±$304Highest 18% above ME |
| Sidney and Mount Chase 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 |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$2,474Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| 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% |
23.2% ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.4% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
14.3%±5.9Lowest 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 | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | — | RSU 18 |
| 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.