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Abbot vs Starks vs Lagrange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Abbot has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Starks has the most homeowners (90%).
Lagrange has the most kids (24.7% 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 | Abbot | Starks | Lagrange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 584 |
556Lowest |
709Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-10.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.6±3.5Highest 8% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
45.9±13.8Lowest about the ME average |
| Abbot and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 6.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
24.7%±11.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Lagrange and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.2%±6.9 ME: 22.4% |
| Starks and Lagrange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.2% ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.3 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.4%±2.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Lagrange and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,542±$24k 22% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
$58,417±$14kLowest 22% below ME |
| Starks and Abbot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,200±$36kHighest 42% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
$126,000±$33kLowest 58% below ME |
| Abbot and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,111±$73Highest about the ME average |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
$831±$151Lowest 27% below ME |
| Abbot and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,393Highest 54% below ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
$869Lowest 71% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.7%±41.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±56.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Lagrange and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
18.4% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.3% ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
72.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 11% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 23.1%±17.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
8.1%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Abbot and Lagrange 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.