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Warren vs Ellsworth vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Ellsworth has the most renters (33.3% rent).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% 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 | Warren | Ellsworth | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585 |
8,657Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
43±2.4 11% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
39.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ellsworth and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,905±$16kHighest 8% above U.S. |
$77,375±$18k 4% below U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Warren and Ellsworth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$242,300±$22kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$242,600±$55k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,017±$195 28% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$3,262Lowest 5% above U.S. |
$4,284 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.1%±15.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ellsworth and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
66.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
25 min 7% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±2.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #63 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Ellsworth Public Schools | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Ellsworth High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.7 |
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U.S. 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.