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Vanceboro vs Maxfield
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 affordable homes ($114k median).
Maxfield has the most kids (7.9% 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 | Vanceboro | Maxfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 122Highest |
76Lowest |
| Median age | 58.7±5.6Highest 31% above ME |
54.5±5Lowest 22% above ME |
| Vanceboro and Maxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 4.1%±24.3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
7.9%±39.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Maxfield and Vanceboro 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% |
13.2%±44.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Vanceboro and Maxfield 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% |
8.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±12.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.3%±14.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Maxfield and Vanceboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | — | $92,500±$48k 24% above ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $113,500±$40kLowest 62% below ME |
$164,600±$35kHighest 45% below ME |
| Maxfield 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 |
$2,333Highest 23% below ME |
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
8.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
100%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 19 yrs older than ME |
1999Highest 22 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minLowest 65% above ME |
56 minHighest 129% above ME |
| Work from home | 0%±18.6 ME: 15.9% |
0%±39.3 ME: 15.9% |
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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.