Compare towns
New Vineyard vs Franklin vs Starks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Vineyard has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Franklin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | New Vineyard | Franklin | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607 |
1,628Highest |
556Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8% ME: +2.6% |
+5.7%Highest ME: +2.6% |
-7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
46±9.3Lowest about the ME average |
46.7±9.4 4% above ME |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±6.3Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.3%±3.9Lowest ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4 ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27%±3.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
25.6%±3.5 ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
| New Vineyard and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
28.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
21% ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.6Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Franklin and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,806±$19kLowest 17% below ME |
$65,455±$16kHighest 12% below ME |
$63,500±$8k 15% below ME |
| Franklin and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,000±$76k 36% below ME |
$245,800±$59kHighest 17% below ME |
$148,500±$27kLowest 50% below ME |
| Franklin and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$490 19% below ME |
$888±$306Lowest 22% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and New Vineyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,136 30% below ME |
$2,231Highest 27% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
36.7%±27.8Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3 ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 22.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
15.7%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
76.8%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
90% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987 10 yrs newer than ME |
1984Lowest 7 yrs newer than ME |
1988Highest 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
29 minLowest 18% above ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
12.2%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.