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Addison vs Strong vs Jonesport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the oldest population (median age 54.2).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Jonesport has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Addison | Strong | Jonesport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,045Lowest |
1,249Highest |
1,166 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-9.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 54.2±3.9Highest 21% above ME |
47.5±8.9 6% above ME |
43.7±12.9Lowest about the ME average |
| Addison and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.7%±3.7 ME: 18.1% |
| Strong and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.4 ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
26.5%±3.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20.3% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.2%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,524±$8k 32% below ME |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
$67,500±$13kHighest 10% below ME |
| Jonesport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,500±$28k 45% below ME |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
$142,000±$37kLowest 52% below ME |
| Strong and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$807Lowest 21% below ME |
$920±$276 19% below ME |
$1,000±$109Highest 12% below ME |
| Jonesport and Strong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,625Lowest 46% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$1,800 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±47.6Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
57.4%±48 ME: 48.4% |
| Addison and Jonesport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.1%Highest ME: 10.7% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
13.5%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest ME: 74.3% |
84.6% ME: 74.3% |
67.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest same as ME |
1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1977Highest same as ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 11% above ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
18 minLowest 28% below ME |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
8%±3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 37/MSAD 37 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | Jonesport Public Schools · Moosabec CSD |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Jonesport-Beals High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.2 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.