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Mount Chase vs Patten vs Stoneham
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).
Patten has the most renters (17.5% rent).
Stoneham has the most expensive homes ($226k 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 | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280 |
1,154Highest |
271Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
57.8±3.5 29% above ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Stoneham 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% |
11.3%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Patten 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% |
38.5%±3.3 ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Stoneham 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% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham 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 |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$63,750±$27kHighest 15% below ME |
| Stoneham 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±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,125±$383 about the ME average |
| Mount Chase and Stoneham 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 |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,426 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stoneham 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% |
23.2% ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
89.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1983 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4 ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stoneham and Patten 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.