Compare towns
Jay vs Troy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has the highest household income ($70k).
Troy has the most people working from home (25.3%).
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 | Jay | Troy |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,657Highest |
984Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
-1.2%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 39.5±5.1Lowest 12% below ME |
49.3±13.6Highest 10% above ME |
| Troy and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±5.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
20.7%±7Highest ME: 18.1% |
| Troy and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±4.7Lowest ME: 22.4% |
27%±4.6Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Troy and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21.7%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±3.2 ME: 5.8% |
4.5%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,238±$19kHighest 6% below ME |
$44,583±$14kLowest 40% below ME |
| Jay and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,600±$27kLowest 43% below ME |
$213,000±$31kHighest 28% below ME |
| Troy and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$141Lowest 33% below ME |
$1,255±$211Highest 10% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,245Highest 26% below ME |
$1,752Lowest 42% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.2%±28.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
53.2%±44.5Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Troy and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
17.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
86.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 3 yrs newer than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 13% below ME |
50 minHighest 102% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.8%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
25.3%±8.3Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #86 of 133 in ME | — |
| School district | RSU 73 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 |
| High school in town | Spruce Mountain High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.