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Moose River vs Stoneham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moose River has the most kids (32.3% under 18).
Stoneham has the most people working from home (40.7%).
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 | Moose River | Stoneham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 248Lowest |
271Highest |
| Median age | 32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Stoneham and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,324±$9kHighest about the ME average |
$63,750±$27kLowest 15% below ME |
| Moose River and Stoneham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,900±$31kLowest 51% below ME |
$226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$383 about the ME average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $928Lowest 69% below ME |
$1,426Highest 53% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stoneham and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
29 minHighest 18% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
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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.