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Vanceboro vs Byron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering VanceboroVanceboro
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vanceboro has the most kids (4.1% under 18).
Byron has the most people working from home (4.1%).
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 | Vanceboro | Byron |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 122Lowest |
174Highest |
| Median age | 58.7±5.6Lowest 31% above ME |
58.9±12.3Highest 31% above ME |
| Byron and Vanceboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 4.1%±24.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
1.1%±16.8Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Vanceboro and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 40.2%±15.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.4%±13.8Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Vanceboro and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 0%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
11.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±12.8 ME: 5.8% |
0%±8.9 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $90,417±$53k 21% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $113,500±$40kLowest 62% below ME |
$122,700±$61kHighest 59% below ME |
| Byron and Vanceboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $980Lowest 68% below ME |
$1,301Highest 57% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.8%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1978Highest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minLowest 65% above ME |
43 minHighest 74% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±18.6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
4.1%±5.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Byron and Vanceboro 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.