Compare towns
Stacyville vs Union vs Patten
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering StacyvilleSherman
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stacyville has the most affordable homes ($102k median).
Union has the most expensive homes ($268k median).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
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 | Stacyville | Union | Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 465Lowest |
2,663Highest |
1,154 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 49.6±4.6 11% above ME |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±8.8 ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Union and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±9.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.3%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
25.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±2.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
| Union and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,583±$26k 27% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$51,484±$6kLowest 31% below ME |
| Union and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $101,700±$25kLowest 66% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $880±$74 23% below ME |
$1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
| Union and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,099Lowest 64% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,199 61% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±54.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Stacyville and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9% ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 3 yrs older than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1966Lowest 11 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest about the ME average |
29 minHighest 20% above ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 22.6%±16.4 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Stacyville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 89 | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | Katahdin Middle/High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.