What stands out worked out from the figures below

Patten has the most people working from home (24.3%).

St. Francis has the most expensive homes ($121k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Patten	St. Francis
People
Population	607Highest	400Lowest
Median age	56.1±5.8Lowest 25% above ME	59.1±4.8Highest 32% above ME
	St. Francis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	16.5%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1%	12.5%±4.1Lowest ME: 18.1%
	Patten and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 22.4%	38.8%±8.7Highest ME: 22.4%
	St. Francis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.6%Highest ME: 36.2%	17.6%Lowest ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.6%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8%	1.3%±3Lowest ME: 5.8%
	Patten and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$45,750±$19kHighest 39% below ME	$32,188±$15kLowest 57% below ME
	Patten and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME	$120,800±$72kHighest 59% below ME
	St. Francis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME	$618±$154Highest 46% below ME
	St. Francis and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$857Lowest 72% below ME	$1,098Highest 64% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4%	44.9%±40.8Lowest ME: 48.4%
	Patten and St. Francis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	28.4%Highest ME: 10.7%	18.8%Lowest ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3%	78.5%Highest ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME	1967Highest 10 yrs older than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest about the ME average	48 minHighest 97% above ME
Work from home	24.3%±24.5Highest ME: 15.9%	6.8%±6.6Lowest ME: 15.9%
	Patten and St. Francis 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.