Compare towns
Roxbury vs Appleton vs Andover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($106k median).
Appleton has the most kids (15.3% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (23.2%).
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 | Roxbury | Appleton | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 352Lowest |
1,360Highest |
679 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 59.8±3.4Highest 33% above ME |
49.2±7.4Lowest 10% above ME |
51.8±3.9 16% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 6%±6.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
15.3%±2.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
8.8%±3.2 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±10.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.1%±9.3 ME: 22.4% |
27.1%±6.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Andover and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
24.4% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±2.5 ME: 5.8% |
| Appleton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,667±$34k 31% below ME |
$53,618±$19kHighest 28% below ME |
$49,922±$9kLowest 33% below ME |
| Appleton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,800±$48kLowest 64% below ME |
$235,600±$33kHighest 21% below ME |
$168,300±$22k 43% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,104±$82 3% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $850Lowest 72% below ME |
$3,588Highest 18% above ME |
$1,513 50% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 85.4%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Andover and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.4% ME: 10.7% |
9.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5% ME: 74.3% |
82.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 8 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 16% above ME |
30 minHighest 23% above ME |
30 min 21% above ME |
| Work from home | 5.2%±5.7Lowest ME: 15.9% |
11.1%±3.5 ME: 15.9% |
23.2%±15.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Andover and Appleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Appleton Public Schools | Andover Public Schools |
| High school in town | — | None 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.