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Springfield vs Addison vs Lakeville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Addison has the most renters (15% rent).
Lakeville has the most people working from home (53.8%).
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 | Springfield | Addison | Lakeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
1,045Highest |
99Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.3% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7Lowest 17% above ME |
54.2±3.9 21% above ME |
59.9±7.5Highest 34% above ME |
| Lakeville and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±4.7 ME: 18.1% |
3%±29.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Springfield and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
41.4%±21.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lakeville and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
19.6% ME: 36.2% |
36.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
2.3%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±15.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Addison and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23k 19% below ME |
$50,524±$8kLowest 32% below ME |
$65,625±$8kHighest 12% below ME |
| Lakeville and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
$313,600±$251kHighest 6% above ME |
| Lakeville and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $900±$807 21% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 65% below ME |
$1,625Highest 46% below ME |
$1,010Lowest 67% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 60%±47.6 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.1% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
85%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1977Lowest same as ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
27 minLowest 11% above ME |
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| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2 ME: 15.9% |
8.9%±4.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
53.8%±31.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | — |
| High school 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.