Compare towns
Moose River vs Stoneham vs Masardis
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%).
Masardis has the most affordable homes ($126k 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 | Moose River | Stoneham | Masardis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 248Lowest |
271Highest |
258 |
| Median age | 32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
60.6±7.1Highest 35% above ME |
35.9±13.2 20% below ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
5.9%±7.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
9.3%±4.9 ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
41%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
37.8%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.2 ME: 5.8% |
14.8%±13.9Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.3Lowest 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 |
$67,650±$26k 9% below ME |
| Moose River and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,900±$31k 51% below ME |
$226,200±$32kHighest 24% below ME |
$126,400±$51kLowest 57% below ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$383 about the ME average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $928 69% below ME |
$1,426Highest 53% below ME |
$914Lowest 70% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest ME: 10.7% |
7.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
11.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% ME: 74.3% |
89.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1983Highest 6 yrs newer than ME |
1976 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
29 min 18% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.5%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
40.7%±15.2Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±6.4Lowest 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.