Compare towns
Belfast vs Industry
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belfast has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Industry has the most kids (24.4% 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 | Belfast | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,986Highest |
988Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 39.1%±5.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
22.3%±6.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
34.4%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Industry and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,679±$9kHighest 9% below ME |
$63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
| Belfast and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,900±$34kHighest 15% above ME |
$205,600±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92Lowest 16% below ME |
$1,049±$137Highest 8% below ME |
| Industry and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145Highest 37% above ME |
$1,793Lowest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Belfast are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1974Highest 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
41 minHighest 67% above ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Highest ME: 15.9% |
7.1%±4.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Belfast and Industry 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 | #84 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 71 | — |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.