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Mount Chase vs Winn
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%).
Winn has the most affordable homes ($96k 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 | Winn |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 280Lowest |
287Highest |
| Median age | 49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
57.1±6.1Highest 27% above ME |
| Winn 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% |
12.2%±8.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Winn 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% |
30.3%±14.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Winn 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% |
25.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±5.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.8%±5.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Winn 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±$7kHighest 44% below ME |
$36,333±$7kLowest 51% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Winn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,700±$15kHighest 61% below ME |
$95,600±$5kLowest 68% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Winn 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 |
$850±$505Lowest 25% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Winn 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 |
$1,235Lowest 59% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±73.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Winn 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% |
22%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1953Lowest 24 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 9% above ME |
37 minHighest 52% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
1.7%±2.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 3 photos → |
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.