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Mount Chase vs Union vs Patten
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).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Union | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 280Lowest |
2,663Highest |
1,154 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9 11% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% 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%±10.6 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union 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% |
21.4%±3.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$1,179±$452 4% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Union 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 |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest 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 | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| 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.