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Upton vs Meddybemps vs Crawford
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Meddybemps has the most renters (12.9% rent).
Crawford has the most people working from home (38.9%).
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 | Crawford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 91Lowest |
139Highest |
97 |
| Median age | 70.4±0.4Highest 57% above ME |
63.9±4.2Lowest 43% above ME |
66.2±12.2 48% above ME |
| Upton and Crawford 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% |
5%±21.5 ME: 18.1% |
14.4%±21.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Crawford and Meddybemps 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% |
50.5%±19.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Upton and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.4% ME: 36.2% |
14.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
18.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±12.5 ME: 5.8% |
5%±10.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0%±16Lowest 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±$13kHighest 36% below ME |
$31,875±$22kLowest 57% below ME |
| Meddybemps and Crawford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $295,000±$73kHighest about the ME average |
$121,400±$48kLowest 59% below ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $731Lowest 76% below ME |
$1,206 60% below ME |
$1,467Highest 52% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
7.2% ME: 10.7% |
27.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
87.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
91.2% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
31 min 28% above ME |
40 minHighest 63% above ME |
| Work from home | 13%±12 ME: 15.9% |
5.4%±7.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
38.9%±37.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Crawford 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.