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Amity vs Union vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Amity has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
Union has the most people working from home (15.9%).
Starks has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Amity | Union | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 395Lowest |
2,663Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.5±12.2 about the ME average |
41.6±5.3Lowest 7% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
24.9%±4 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Amity and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7Highest ME: 22.4% |
21.4%±3.1 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Amity and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.9Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.5%±1.5Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3 ME: 5.8% |
| Union and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26k 13% below ME |
$80,724±$9kHighest 8% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Union and Amity are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,000±$57k 48% below ME |
$267,600±$42kHighest 10% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,179±$452Highest 4% above ME |
$1,063±$301Lowest 7% below ME |
| Union and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,102Lowest 64% below ME |
$3,276Highest 8% above ME |
$1,348 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
24.6%±19.8 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% ME: 10.7% |
10.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.9%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 19 yrs newer than ME |
1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 24% above ME |
29 minLowest 20% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.2%±5.1 ME: 15.9% |
15.9%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 40/MSAD 40 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| 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.