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Upton vs Meddybemps
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering UptonErrol, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Upton has the most people working from home (13%).
Meddybemps has the most kids (5% 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.
| Measure | Upton | Meddybemps |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 91Lowest |
139Highest |
| Median age | 70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
63.9±4.2Lowest 43% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 0%±34.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
5%±21.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Meddybemps 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% |
39.6%±15.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Upton and Meddybemps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±12.5Lowest ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Meddybemps and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $48,000±$13k 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $295,000±$73k about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $731Lowest 76% below ME |
$1,206Highest 60% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Meddybemps 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% |
7.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982Highest 5 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 minHighest 28% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Upton and Meddybemps 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.