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Greene vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most people working from home (11.6%).
Starks has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
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 | Greene | Starks |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,417Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.7±4.9Lowest 11% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Greene and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±4.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Starks and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±3.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Greene and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,093±$16kHighest 31% above ME |
$63,500±$8kLowest 15% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,000±$23kHighest 9% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,194±$224Highest 5% above ME |
$1,063±$301Lowest 7% below ME |
| Greene and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,965Highest about the ME average |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±20.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Greene and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 2 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 4% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 11.6%±5.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #69 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 52/MSAD 52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 5 photos → | 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.