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Upton vs Hamlin

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Upton has the most homeowners (95.7%).
Hamlin has the most kids (7.2% under 18).

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.

MeasureUptonHamlin
People
Population
91Lowest
111Highest
Median age
70.4±0.4Highest
57% above ME
61.8±15.9Lowest
38% above ME
Upton and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
0%±34.2Lowest
ME: 18.1%
7.2%±17.7Highest
ME: 18.1%
Hamlin and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
80.2%±49.6Highest
ME: 22.4%
40.5%±9.7Lowest
ME: 22.4%
Upton and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
14.4%Lowest
ME: 36.2%
16.2%Highest
ME: 36.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±12.5Lowest
ME: 5.8%
2.7%±3.1Highest
ME: 5.8%
Hamlin and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$50,938±$7k
32% below ME
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$200,000±$58k
33% below ME
Property taxmedian, yearly
$731Lowest
76% below ME
$1,339Highest
56% below ME
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
ME: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
ME: 48.4%
Hamlin and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
0%Lowest
ME: 10.7%
17.1%Highest
ME: 10.7%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.7%Highest
ME: 74.3%
75.5%Lowest
ME: 74.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Lowest
2 yrs newer than ME
1983Highest
6 yrs newer than ME
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minHighest
about the ME average
15 minLowest
39% below ME
Work from home
13%±12Lowest
ME: 15.9%
32%±47.2Highest
ME: 15.9%
Hamlin and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.