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Patten vs Ludlow
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%).
Ludlow has the most kids (22.7% 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 | Patten | Ludlow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,154Highest |
444Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
46.1±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Ludlow and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
$62,500±$21kHighest 16% below ME |
| Ludlow and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49kLowest 57% below ME |
$133,900±$56kHighest 55% below ME |
| Ludlow 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 |
$988±$111Highest 13% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Ludlow 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% |
15.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.