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New Vineyard vs Ludlow 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 people working from home (16.7%).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Starks has the highest household income ($64k).
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 | Ludlow | Starks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 607Highest |
444Lowest |
556 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
— | -7.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 47.5±9.5Highest 6% above ME |
46.1±5.8Lowest 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% |
22.7%±5.9 ME: 18.1% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| New Vineyard and Ludlow 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% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.3%±2.2 ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% ME: 36.2% |
16.2%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
21%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.4 ME: 5.8% |
2.7%±3.1Highest ME: 5.8% |
0.9%±2.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
| Ludlow 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 |
$62,500±$21k 16% below ME |
$63,500±$8kHighest 15% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,000±$76kHighest 36% below ME |
$133,900±$56kLowest 55% below ME |
$148,500±$27k 50% below ME |
| New Vineyard and Starks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$490Lowest 19% below ME |
$988±$111 13% below ME |
$1,063±$301Highest 7% below ME |
| Starks and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,136Highest 30% below ME |
$1,655 45% below ME |
$1,348Lowest 56% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±5.3Highest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±94.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
45.5%±90.3Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| New Vineyard and Ludlow 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% |
15.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
19.2% ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest ME: 74.3% |
90.4% ME: 74.3% |
90%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Lowest 10 yrs newer than ME |
1992Highest 15 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 39% above ME |
21 minLowest 15% below ME |
33 min 33% above ME |
| Work from home | 16.7%±8.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
9.8%±8 ME: 15.9% |
3.3%±2.4Lowest ME: 15.9% |
| New Vineyard and Ludlow 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.