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Oakfield vs Patten vs Oakfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakfield has the most expensive homes ($144k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Oakfield has the most affordable homes ($69k 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 | Oakfield | Patten | Oakfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 629 |
1,154Highest |
449Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.7±6.3 29% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
57.3±13Lowest 28% above ME |
| Patten and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.8%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9 ME: 18.1% |
13.8%±4.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Oakfield and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±7.1 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
35.9%±9.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.4% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
8.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Oakfield and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,378±$3k 38% below ME |
$51,484±$6kHighest 31% below ME |
$45,272±$7kLowest 39% below ME |
| Patten and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,300±$46kHighest 51% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$68,600±$53kLowest 77% below ME |
| Oakfield and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $592±$261Highest 48% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$567±$244 50% below ME |
| Oakfield and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,272Highest 58% below ME |
$1,199 61% below ME |
$613Lowest 80% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.6%±13.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
21.6%±13.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
9.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
56%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 4 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1970 7 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 25% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
16 minLowest 34% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±6.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Oakfield 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.