Compare towns
Patten vs Union vs Stacyville
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%).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Stacyville has the most affordable homes ($102k 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 | Union | Stacyville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,154 |
2,663Highest |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Stacyville 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% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Union 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 |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
| Union and Stacyville 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 |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$101,700±$25kLowest 66% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$880±$74 23% below ME |
| Union and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,199 61% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville 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% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.6% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% above ME |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
25 minLowest about the ME average |
| Work from home | 28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
22.6%±16.4 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | RSU 89 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Katahdin Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.7 |
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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.