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Moose River vs Strong 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).
Strong has the most people working from home (18.5%).
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 | Strong | Masardis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 248Lowest |
1,249Highest |
258 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.5% ME: +2.6% |
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| Median age | 32.9±8.2Lowest 27% below ME |
47.5±8.9Highest 6% above ME |
35.9±13.2 20% below ME |
| Strong and Masardis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 32.3%±5.2Highest ME: 18.1% |
19.5%±3.5 ME: 18.1% |
9.3%±4.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Age 65+ | 8.5%±10.4Lowest ME: 22.4% |
22%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
14.3%±3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
26.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
22.9% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±6.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
2.1%±1.6 ME: 5.8% |
0.4%±4.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Moose River and Strong 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 |
$47,557±$10kLowest 36% 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 |
$183,900±$29kHighest 38% below ME |
$126,400±$51kLowest 57% below ME |
| Strong and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $920±$276 19% below ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $928 69% below ME |
$1,950Highest 36% below ME |
$914Lowest 70% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest ME: 48.4% |
20.9%±52.4 ME: 48.4% |
66.7%±100Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Masardis and Strong 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% |
13.9% ME: 10.7% |
11.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3% ME: 74.3% |
84.6%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
97.1%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 26 yrs older than ME |
1971 6 yrs older than ME |
1976Highest 1 yr older than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 39% below ME |
31 min 26% above ME |
36 minHighest 45% above ME |
| Work from home | 4.5%±5.9 ME: 15.9% |
18.5%±9.8Highest ME: 15.9% |
0%±6.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| Strong and Moose River are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | RSU 58/MSAD 58 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.