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Industry vs Troy vs Morrill
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).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
Morrill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
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 | Troy | Morrill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 988Highest |
984 |
914Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -15.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2% ME: +2.6% |
+9.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 40.6±10.7 9% below ME |
49.3±13.6Highest 10% above ME |
39.8±6.1Lowest 11% below ME |
| Troy and Industry 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% |
20.7%±7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
22.8%±4.1 ME: 18.1% |
| Industry and Morrill 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%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
18.5%±3.5Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| Troy 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% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
31.2% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8Highest ME: 5.8% |
2%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Troy 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±$19k 16% below ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
$74,250±$18kHighest about the ME average |
| Morrill 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±$31kLowest 31% below ME |
$213,000±$31k 28% below ME |
$214,000±$18kHighest 28% below ME |
| Morrill and Troy 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 |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
$975±$891Lowest 14% below ME |
| Troy 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 |
$1,752Lowest 42% below ME |
$2,472Highest 19% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.9%±38.2Highest ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5 ME: 48.4% |
34.3%±45.5Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Industry and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4% ME: 74.3% |
89.5%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 3 yrs older than ME |
1991 14 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 min 67% above ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
29 minLowest 16% above ME |
| Work from home | 7.1%±4.3 ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
5.9%±3.3Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | RSU 71 |
| 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.