Compare towns
Patten vs Mount Chase vs Addison
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%).
Mount Chase has the most kids (22.1% under 18).
Addison has the most expensive homes ($164k 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.
| Measure | Patten | Mount Chase | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154Highest |
280Lowest |
1,045 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
— | -9.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
| Patten and Addison 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% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3 ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% ME: 36.2% |
32.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,484±$6kHighest 31% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
$50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
| Patten and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
$163,500±$28kHighest 45% below ME |
| Addison 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 |
$1,281±$1kHighest 12% above ME |
$900±$807 21% below ME |
| Mount Chase and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
$1,625Highest 46% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.2% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1986Highest 9 yrs newer than ME |
1977 same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
27 min 11% above ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8 ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| 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.