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Patten vs Stow vs Patten
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%).
Stow has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
Patten has the most affordable homes ($83k 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 | Stow | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154Highest |
535Lowest |
607 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4% ME: +2.6% |
— | — |
| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
57±10.5 27% above ME |
56.1±5.8Lowest 25% above ME |
| Patten and Stow 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% |
15.7%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.5%±4.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Patten and Stow 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% |
37.9%±17.8 ME: 22.4% |
32.9%±5.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Stow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±2.7 ME: 5.8% |
| Stow 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±$6kHighest 31% below ME |
$42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
$45,750±$19k 39% below ME |
| Patten 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±$49k 57% below ME |
$326,400±$42kHighest 10% above ME |
$83,000±$51kLowest 72% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99 66% below ME |
— | $389±$99 66% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199 61% below ME |
$3,304Highest 9% above ME |
$857Lowest 72% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±58.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 23.2% ME: 10.7% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
28.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
1955Lowest 22 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
51 minHighest 109% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±12Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±24.5 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.