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Topsham vs Naples vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Topsham has the most kids (19.9% under 18).
Naples has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Eliot has the most expensive homes ($499k 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 | Topsham | Naples | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,706Highest |
3,985Lowest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+1.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+8.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.7±4Lowest about the ME average |
49.8±6.8 11% above ME |
50.8±5.9Highest 13% above ME |
| Eliot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.6%±4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Topsham and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
23.3%±5.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27.8%±6.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Eliot and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50%Highest ME: 36.2% |
37.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
43.6% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.4Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Topsham and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,028±$10k 22% above ME |
$78,188±$13kLowest 5% above ME |
$101,522±$10kHighest 36% above ME |
| Eliot and Topsham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,800±$20k 22% above ME |
$340,100±$48kLowest 15% above ME |
$498,900±$62kHighest 68% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,355±$642Lowest 19% above ME |
$1,941±$625 70% above ME |
$1,948±$471Highest 71% above ME |
| Eliot and Naples are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,259 40% above ME |
$2,784Lowest 8% below ME |
$4,549Highest 50% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.3%±12.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
59.9%±40.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
55.1%±20.1 ME: 48.4% |
| Naples and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% ME: 10.7% |
9.5%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
79.8% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 3 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 4% below ME |
38 minHighest 56% above ME |
23 minLowest 9% below ME |
| Work from home | 17.2%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
26.7%±11.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
17.4%±4.7 ME: 15.9% |
| Naples and Eliot 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 | #66 of 133 in ME | #118 of 133 in ME | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 75/MSAD 75 | RSU 61/MSAD 61 | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | Mt Ararat High School | Lake Region High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.