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Industry vs Knox vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Industry has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Knox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
Starks has the oldest population (median age 46.7).
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 | Industry | Knox | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988Highest |
825 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+0.6%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
41.1±7.9 8% below ME |
46.7±9.4Highest 4% above ME |
| Starks and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
17.3%±2.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Industry and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
26% ME: 36.2% |
21%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.6%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Knox and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19kLowest 16% below ME |
$64,821±$9kHighest 13% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Knox and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $205,600±$31kHighest 31% below ME |
$159,600±$26k 46% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Industry and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,375±$47Highest 21% above ME |
$1,063±$301 7% below ME |
| Knox and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793Highest 41% below ME |
$1,610 47% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
8.6% ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% ME: 74.3% |
80.1%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1985 8 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
30 minLowest 22% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
12.3%±7.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Knox and Industry 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.