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York vs Mendon vs Eliot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
York has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
Mendon has the most affordable homes ($357k median).
Eliot has the most renters (20.2% rent).
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 | York | Mendon | Eliot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,986Highest |
1,113Lowest |
7,146 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.5±5.2Lowest 27% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
50.8±5.9 31% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| York and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.8%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mendon and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
43.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $121,250±$25kHighest 50% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$101,522±$10k 26% above U.S. |
| York and Eliot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $636,400±$30kHighest 91% above U.S. |
$357,000±$44kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$498,900±$62k 50% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,490±$336 5% above U.S. |
$1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,948±$471Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Eliot and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,658 49% above U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$4,549Lowest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.5%±10.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.1%±20.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and York are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 11% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
23 min 15% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 26%±3.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.4%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| York and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #13 of 133 in ME | — | #19 of 133 in ME |
| School district | York Public Schools | — | RSU 35/MSAD 35 |
| High school in town | York High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.