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Palmyra vs Smithfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the most kids (29.2% under 18).
Smithfield has the most people working from home (22%).
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 | Palmyra | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,209Highest |
856Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 37.1±4.8Lowest 17% below ME |
55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 29.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±5.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Palmyra and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,543±$17kLowest 19% below ME |
$107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$34kLowest 48% below ME |
$242,800±$15kHighest 18% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$119Lowest 36% below ME |
$1,109±$358Highest about the ME average |
| Smithfield and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,614Lowest 47% below ME |
$2,866Highest 6% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±14.9Highest ME: 48.4% |
42.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Palmyra and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1994Highest 17 yrs newer than ME |
1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 14% below ME |
33 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.