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Bridgewater vs Starks vs Blaine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
Bordering BridgewaterMonticello
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has the most people working from home (7.5%).
Starks has grown the fastest since 2010 (-7.3%).
Blaine has the most kids (24.1% 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 | Bridgewater | Starks | Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 484Lowest |
556 |
706Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-8.1% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 48.8±8Highest 9% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
46.3±17Lowest 3% above ME |
| Bridgewater and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±5.7 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.1%±6.5Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Blaine and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±2.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
18.1%±7.3Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
20% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
6.5%±3.4Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Blaine and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,417±$15k 12% below ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
$80,707±$24kHighest 8% above ME |
| Blaine and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$78kHighest 48% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
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| Bridgewater and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $768±$116 33% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
$691±$303Lowest 39% below ME |
| Starks and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,417 53% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
$1,804Highest 41% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.9%±59.5 ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Starks and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
5.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
91.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 6 yrs older than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
1974 3 yrs older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 10% below ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
19 minLowest 24% below ME |
| Work from home | 7.5%±5.1Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
6.5%±3.1 ME: 15.9% |
| Bridgewater and Blaine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.