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Springfield vs Patten vs Lee
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 highest household income ($61k).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Lee has the most expensive homes ($175k 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 | Springfield | Patten | Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310Lowest |
1,154Highest |
925 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-0.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
51.5±11.5Lowest 15% above ME |
| Patten and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.8%±4.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lee and Springfield 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% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
24.5%±4.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.3% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,833±$23kHighest 19% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$49,886±$5kLowest 33% below ME |
| Springfield and Patten 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 |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$174,500±$25kHighest 41% below ME |
| Lee and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $389±$99 66% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067Lowest 65% below ME |
$1,199 61% below ME |
$1,547Highest 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 56%±64.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lee and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.5% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
1979 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 21% above ME |
28 minLowest 13% above ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
11.9%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | RSU 30/MSAD 30 |
| 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.