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Springfield vs Readfield 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).
Readfield has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Readfield | Lakeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 310 |
2,651Highest |
99Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | 0% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 52.4±7 17% above ME |
48.1±7.6Lowest 7% above ME |
59.9±7.5Highest 34% above ME |
| Lakeville 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% |
18.7%±3.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
3%±29.5Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Readfield 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% |
22.3%±4.5 ME: 22.4% |
41.4%±21.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Lakeville and Readfield 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% |
48.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
36.5% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±3.7 ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±15.7Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Readfield 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±$23kLowest 19% below ME |
$86,504±$8kHighest 16% above ME |
$65,625±$8k 12% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,500±$28kLowest 59% below ME |
$326,400±$20kHighest 10% above ME |
$313,600±$251k 6% above ME |
| Readfield and Lakeville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$844 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,067 65% below ME |
$3,392Highest 12% above ME |
$1,010Lowest 67% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 31.3%±100 ME: 48.4% |
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| Below poverty line | 5.5% ME: 10.7% |
5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
6.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% ME: 74.3% |
89.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 21% above ME |
30 minLowest 20% above ME |
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| Work from home | 9.6%±5.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
24.3%±14.9 ME: 15.9% |
53.8%±31.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Lakeville and Readfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #20 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | — | RSU 38 | — |
| High school in town | — | Maranacook Community High Sch | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.5 |
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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.