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Oakfield vs Patten vs Smyrna
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 renters (30.1% rent).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Smyrna has the most kids (33.2% under 18).
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 | Smyrna |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 629 |
1,154Highest |
380Lowest |
| 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 |
31±9.6Lowest 31% below 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% |
33.2%±5.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 36.2%±7.1 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
10.8%±4.3Lowest 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%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
17.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.3%±2.9Lowest 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±$3kLowest 38% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$57,750±$19kHighest 23% below ME |
| Smyrna and Patten 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 |
$117,100±$10kLowest 61% 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 |
$425±$63 63% below ME |
| Oakfield and Smyrna 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 |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,200 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.6%±13.6 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
15.8% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 4 yrs older than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 25% below ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
15 minLowest 37% below ME |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
6.4%±6.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Smyrna 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.