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Ludlow vs Sullivan vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Sullivan has the most expensive homes ($222k median).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
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 | Ludlow | Sullivan | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 444Lowest |
1,246Highest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 46.1±5.8Lowest about the ME average |
47.1±15Highest 5% above ME |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| Sullivan and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5.9Highest ME: 18.1% |
18%±5.2 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Ludlow and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22.5%±2.9Highest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Sullivan and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±3.1 ME: 5.8% |
5.1%±4Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Sullivan and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$59,643±$14kLowest 20% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$222,000±$33kHighest 25% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$111 13% below ME |
$883±$114Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,655 45% below ME |
$2,228Highest 27% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±94.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
34.9%±23.6Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 15.3% ME: 10.7% |
13.6%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.4%Highest ME: 74.3% |
85.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1981Lowest 4 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 15% below ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
33 minHighest 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
12.6%±7.9Highest ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Sullivan and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 24 | — |
| High school in town | — | Sumner Memorial High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.