Compare towns
Patten vs Durham vs Hartland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Durham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
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 | Patten | Durham | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154Lowest |
4,262Highest |
1,602 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-4.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
42.6±5.9Lowest 5% below ME |
53.2±4.7 19% above ME |
| Patten and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.7%±4.1Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
16.6%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.8%±2.7 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.9%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1 ME: 5.8% |
| Durham and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$99,181±$5kHighest 33% above ME |
$46,141±$16kLowest 38% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$322,200±$34kHighest 9% above ME |
$139,200±$10k 53% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
— | $911±$96Highest 20% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$3,781Highest 25% above ME |
$1,658 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
25%±40.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
40.2%±25.6 ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
82.7% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1984 7 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
20.9%±5.6 ME: 15.9% |
2.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #14 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 05 | RSU 19 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.