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Industry vs New Vineyard 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 youngest population (median age 40.6).
New Vineyard has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Industry | New Vineyard | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988Highest |
607 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3% ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7Lowest 9% below ME |
47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.3 ME: 18.1% |
24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±6.6 ME: 22.4% |
27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Industry 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% |
20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
1.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Industry and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,056±$19k 16% below ME |
$61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Industry 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 |
$190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Industry and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,049±$137 8% below ME |
$925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Industry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,793 41% below ME |
$2,136Highest 30% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Industry 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% |
22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 67% above ME |
34 min 39% above ME |
33 minLowest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard 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.