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Madison vs Newfields vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Madison has the most renters (45.4% rent).
Newfields has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
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 | Madison | Newfields | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,782Highest |
2,023 |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±3.4Highest 28% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
46.7±9.4 20% above U.S. |
| Madison and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.4%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.1%±5.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Madison and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,747±$11kLowest 24% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$63,500±$8k 21% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,600±$40k 44% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$148,500±$27kLowest 55% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $906±$247Lowest 36% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,063±$301 25% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,983 36% below U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$1,348Lowest 57% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±11.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.5%±90.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Starks and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1988 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Newfields and Madison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RSU 59/MSAD 59 | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | Madison Jr/Sr High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.