Compare towns
Patten vs Thomaston
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%).
Thomaston has the most expensive homes ($272k 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 | Thomaston |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,154Lowest |
2,769Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 57.8±3.5Lowest 29% above ME |
58.1±6.6Highest 30% above ME |
| Thomaston and Patten 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% |
19.2%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Thomaston and Patten 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% |
35.5%±8.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Thomaston 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% |
30.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Thomaston 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 |
$56,435±$13kHighest 24% below ME |
| Thomaston 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 |
$271,700±$10kHighest 8% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,262±$343Highest 11% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$4,487Highest 48% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60.5%±23.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Thomaston and Patten 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% |
6.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
73.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 11 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% above ME |
14 minLowest 45% below ME |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
4.4%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #99 of 133 in ME |
| School district | — | RSU 13 |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.