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Smithfield vs Canton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithfield has the highest household income ($108k).
Canton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.6%).
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 | Smithfield | Canton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 856Lowest |
1,191Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+13.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 55.8±3.5Highest 25% above ME |
41.4±7.2Lowest 8% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 10%±3.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.4%±4.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±6.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Smithfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Smithfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,917±$27kHighest 44% above ME |
$52,458±$35kLowest 30% below ME |
| Smithfield and Canton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,800±$15kHighest 18% below ME |
$165,000±$50kLowest 44% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,109±$358Highest about the ME average |
$485±$18Lowest 57% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,866Highest 6% below ME |
$2,277Lowest 25% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.9%±45.2Lowest ME: 48.4% |
88.9%±33.8Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Canton and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.4%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.4%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1975Lowest 2 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 32% above ME |
35 minHighest 42% above ME |
| Work from home | 22%±7.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
16.1%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Smithfield and Canton 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.