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Wade vs Lowell vs Mount Chase
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wade has the most renters (21.7% rent).
Lowell has the most expensive homes ($210k median).
Mount Chase has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Wade | Lowell | Mount Chase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 244Lowest |
378Highest |
280 |
| Median age | 53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
55.5±8.6Highest 24% above ME |
49.9±10.9Lowest 11% above ME |
| Lowell and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
13.2%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.1%±10.6Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Mount Chase and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.8%±10.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
31.2%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
28.9%±6.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Wade and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
32.1% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
1.9%±1.9 ME: 5.8% |
2.9%±5.7Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Mount Chase and Lowell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $41,818±$25k 44% below ME |
$50,833±$31kHighest 32% below ME |
$41,711±$7kLowest 44% below ME |
| Lowell and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,100±$109k 47% below ME |
$209,700±$30kHighest 29% below ME |
$115,700±$15kLowest 61% below ME |
| Lowell and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,281±$1k 12% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655Highest 45% below ME |
$1,478Lowest 51% below ME |
$1,548 49% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
80%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
28.6%±100 ME: 48.4% |
| Lowell and Mount Chase are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
10.8% ME: 10.7% |
30.7%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
88.5% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1990Highest 13 yrs newer than ME |
1986 9 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 37% above ME |
31 min 24% above ME |
27 minLowest 9% above ME |
| Work from home | 10.1%±6.8Lowest ME: 15.9% |
10.8%±5.7 ME: 15.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Mount Chase and Lowell 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.