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Moose River vs Stow
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).
Stow has the most people working from home (17.7%).
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 | Stow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 248Lowest |
535Highest |
| Median age | 32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
57±10.5Highest 27% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
15.7%±5.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
37.9%±17.8Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
33.4%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3%±1.2Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Moose River and Stow 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 |
$42,204±$22kLowest 44% below ME |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,900±$31kLowest 51% below ME |
$326,400±$42kHighest 10% above ME |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $928Lowest 69% below ME |
$3,304Highest 9% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Stow 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% |
8.1%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
96.2%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1998Highest 21 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
51 minHighest 109% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.5%±5.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
17.7%±12Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Stow and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.