Compare towns
Belfast vs Strong
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%).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Strong |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,986Highest |
1,249Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.5%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 60.6±3.1Highest 35% above ME |
47.5±8.9Lowest 6% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Strong 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%±4.1Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Strong 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 |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,900±$34kHighest 15% above ME |
$183,900±$29kLowest 38% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $962±$92Highest 16% below ME |
$920±$276Lowest 19% below ME |
| Belfast and Strong 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 |
$1,950Lowest 36% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.4%±14.4Highest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Belfast and Strong 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% |
13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.5%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 10 yrs older than ME |
1971Highest 6 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 13% below ME |
31 minHighest 26% above ME |
| Work from home | 12%±6Lowest ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Belfast 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 | RSU 58/MSAD 58 |
| High school in town | Belfast Area High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.