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Belgrade vs Starks vs Holden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belgrade has the most people working from home (20.4%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Holden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
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 | Belgrade | Starks | Holden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,351 |
556Lowest |
3,352Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+6.5%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.3±14.6Highest 6% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
45±4.6Lowest about the ME average |
| Belgrade and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
21.5%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Belgrade and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±6.4Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
15.1%±6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Belgrade and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.1%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
44.7% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.4%±2.6 ME: 5.8% |
| Belgrade and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,338±$13k 18% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$92,200±$35kHighest 23% above ME |
| Holden and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $312,200±$44kHighest 5% above ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
$289,400±$70k about the ME average |
| Belgrade and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $857±$108Lowest 25% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
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| Starks and Belgrade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,859 6% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$3,221Highest 6% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.2%±35.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
22.8%±30.9 ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Holden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.8% ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
95%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 7% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
25 min about the ME average |
| Work from home | 20.4%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
13.8%±10.2 ME: 15.9% |
| Belgrade and Holden 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 | #71 of 133 in ME | — | #61 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 18 | — | RSU 63/MSAD 63 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.