Compare towns
Washburn vs Patten vs Wade
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washburn has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Patten has the most people working from home (28.7%).
Wade has the most expensive homes ($157k median).
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 | Washburn | Patten | Wade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,355Highest |
1,154 |
244Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-13.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 48.2±7.7Lowest 8% above ME |
57.8±3.5Highest 29% above ME |
53.6±18.5 20% above ME |
| Patten and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.7%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
11.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±6.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Washburn and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24%±3.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
38.5%±3.3Highest ME: 22.4% |
34.8%±10.8 ME: 22.4% |
| Patten and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26% ME: 36.2% |
25.1%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.1%±1.1 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Washburn and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,196±$6kHighest 25% below ME |
$51,484±$6k 31% below ME |
$41,818±$25kLowest 44% below ME |
| Washburn and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,900±$14kLowest 62% below ME |
$127,600±$49k 57% below ME |
$157,100±$109kHighest 47% below ME |
| Wade and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $482±$62Highest 58% below ME |
$389±$99Lowest 66% below ME |
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| Washburn and Patten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,571 48% below ME |
$1,199Lowest 61% below ME |
$1,655Highest 45% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±24.7 ME: 48.4% |
56%±64.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Patten and Washburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% ME: 10.7% |
23.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
4.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
78.3% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 8 yrs older than ME |
1966 11 yrs older than ME |
1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
28 min 13% above ME |
34 minHighest 37% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
28.7%±19.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
10.1%±6.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Patten and Wade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 45/MSAD 45 | — | — |
| High school in town | Washburn District High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.0 |
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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.