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Patten vs Starks vs Patten
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k median).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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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 | Patten | Starks | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607 |
556Lowest |
1,154Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 56.1±5.8 25% above ME |
46.7±9.4Lowest 4% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Patten 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% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Patten and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.9%±5.6 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten 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% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Patten and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $45,750±$19kLowest 39% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
| Starks and Patten 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 |
$148,500±$27kHighest 50% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
| Starks 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 |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $857Lowest 72% below ME |
$1,348Highest 56% below ME |
$1,199 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.5% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 24.3%±24.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Patten 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.